irrigation

ir·ri·gate

 (ĭr′ĭ-gāt′)

v. ir·ri·gat·ed, ir·ri·gat·ing, ir·ri·gates

v.tr.

1. To supply (land or crops) with water by means of pipes, sprinklers, ditches, or streams.

2. To wash out (a body cavity or wound) with water or a medicated fluid.

v.intr.

To irrigate land or crops.

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[Latin irrigāre, irrigāt- : in-, in; see in-² + rigāre, to water.]

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ir′ri·ga′tion n.

ir′ri·ga′tion·al adj.

ir′ri·ga′tor n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	irrigation - supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc supplying, provision, supply - the activity of supplying or providing something
	2.	irrigation - (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution eyedrop, eye-drop - a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists medical aid, medical care - professional treatment for illness or injury douche - irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents clyster, enema - an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes lavage - washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

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Translations

سقيسَقْي، رَي

zavlažovánízavodňování

vanding

BewässerungIrrigation

riego

irrigation

öntözés

áveita, vökvun

irrigazione

irrigasjonkunstig vanning

орошение

zavlažovanie

sulama

灌溉

irrigation

[ˌɪrɪˈgeɪʃən]

A. N (Agr) → irrigación f, riego m (Med) → irrigación f

B. CPD irrigation channel N → acequia f, canal m de riego

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irrigation

[ˌɪrɪˈgeɪʃ^ən] n → irrigation f irrigation systemirrigation ditch n → fossé m d'irrigationirrigation system n → système m d'irrigation

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irrigation

n

(Agr) → Bewässerung f; irrigation canal → Bewässerungskanal m

(Med) → Spülung f, → Irrigation f; colonic irrigation → Darmspülung f

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irrigation

[ˌɪrɪˈgeɪʃ/ən] n → irrigazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

irrigate

(ˈirigeit) verb

to supply water to (land), especially by canals or other artificial means. besproei يَسْقي напоявам irrigar zavlažit bewässern vande αρδεύωregar, irrigar kastma آب رسانی کردن kastella irriguer לְהַשקוֹת सीचना navodnjavati öntöz mengairi veita vatni á irrigare かんがいする 관개하다 drėkinamas apūdeņot mengairi irrigerenvanne kunstig, irrigere nawadniać اوبه وركول irrigar a iriga орошать zavlažiť namakati navodnjavati [konst]bevattna ทดน้ำ sulamak 灌溉 зрошувати آبپاشی کرنا tưới 灌溉

ˌirriˈgation noun

besproeiing سَقْي، رَي напояване irrigação zavodňování die Bewässerung vanding άρδευση, πότισμαriego, irrigación kastmine آب رسانی kastelu irrigationהשקיה सिंचाई navodnjavanje öntözés irigasi áveita, vökvun irrigazione かんがい 관개 drėkinimas irigācija, apūdeņošana pengairan irrigatiekunstig vanning, irrigasjonnawadnianie اوبه وركونه irrigação irigaţie орошение zavlažovanie namakanje navodnjavanje [konst]bevattning การชลประทาน sulama 灌溉 зрошення, іригація پانی دینا sự tưới 灌溉

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ir·ri·ga·tion

n. irrigación, acto o proceso de irrigar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

irrigation

n irrigación f; colonic — hidroterapia de colon

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