underapplication

underapplication

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *pel-
Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der.
Latin plicō
Latin applicō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin applicātiōbor.
Old French aplicacionbor.
Middle English applicacioun
English application
English underapplication

    From under- + application.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    underapplication (countable and uncountable, plural underapplications)

    1. The act of underapplying.
      • 2004, Ellen E Wohl, Disconnected Rivers: Linking Rivers to Landscapes:
        Both farmers and suburban users fertilizing lawns and golf courses generally apply more fertilizer rather than risk underapplication.
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