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terreno

Definitions of terreno
  1. noun
    a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
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    types:
    campus
    a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
    risaia
    an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
  2. noun
    the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
    synonyms: suolo, terra
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    types:
    morena
    accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
    terra, terriccio
    the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
    sotterraneo, sottosuolo
    the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock
    argilla, ceramica, piattello
    a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
    humus
    partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil
    limo
    a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
    loëss
    a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind
    fanghiglia, fango, limo, loto, piattello
    water soaked soil; soft wet earth
    arena, sabbia
    a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
    detrito, fanghiglia, limo
    mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
    type of:
    materiale
    the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
  3. noun
    the solid part of the earth's surface
    synonyms: secco, terra, terra emersa
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    examples:
    Americhe
    North America and South America and Central America
    Anatolia
    a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey
    porcellana
    a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong
    Cuba
    the largest island in the West Indies
    Haiti
    an island in the West Indies
    Trinidad
    an island in West Indies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela
    Cipro
    an island in the eastern Mediterranean
    Fiji
    a group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral
    Sardegna
    an island in the Mediterranean to the west of Italy
    Sicilia
    the largest island in the Mediterranean
    Oceania
    a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)
    Arabia
    a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources
    Gran Bretagna
    an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
    Irlanda
    an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
    Montserrat
    an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
    Islanda
    a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle
    Corea
    an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook
    Malta
    a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea
    Nuova Zelanda
    North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific
    Tahiti
    an island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin
    Africa
    the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
    Antartide
    an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep
    Asia
    the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
    Australia
    the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean
    Europa
    the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
    types:
    arcipelago
    a group of many islands in a large body of water
    capo, promontorio
    a strip of land projecting into a body of water
    pista
    the ground on which people and animals move about
    bosco, selva
    land that is covered with trees and shrubs
    isola
    a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
    continente, terraferma
    the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
    penisola
    a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
    continente
    one of the large landmasses of the earth
    spianata
    a level tract of land
    landa
    open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
    nevaio
    a permanent wide expanse of snow
    lingua
    a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
    subcontinente
    a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent
    tundra
    a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen
    type of:
    cosa, oggetto
    a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
  4. noun
    a region in which active military operations are in progress
    synonyms: campo
  5. noun
    somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected
    synonyms: campo
  6. noun
    a piece of land prepared for playing a game
    synonyms: campo, campo sportivo
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    types:
    bocciodromo
    a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls
    circo, circo equestre
    an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent
  7. noun
    a branch of knowledge
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    types:
    disciplina, dottrina, scienza
    a particular branch of scientific knowledge
    ingegneria, tecnica, tecnologia
    the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
    teologia
    the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
    aritmetica, matematica
    a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
    agronomia
    the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production
    agrologia
    science of soils in relation to crops
    metallurgia, siderurgia
    the science and technology of metals
    bionica
    application of biological principles to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems)
    biotecnologia, ergonomia
    the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments
    informatica
    the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
    missilistica
    the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation
    psicologia
    the science of mental life
    classicismo
    a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
    romanticismo
    a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
    storia
    the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
    filosofia
    the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
    filologia
    the humanistic study of language and literature
    glottologia, linguistica
    the scientific study of language
    escatologia
    the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind
    type of:
    base di conoscenza
    the content of a particular field of knowledge
  8. noun
    (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
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    type of:
    alimento, cibo, cucina, nutrimento, nutrizione
    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
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