aggrading

əˈɡreɪdɪŋ

Definition

Definition of aggrading - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

geology

TECH.

building up land by sediment deposition

TECH.

The aggrading delta expanded further into the sea.
The aggrading riverbanks created new habitats for wildlife.
Farmers benefited from the aggrading floodplains.

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Origin of aggrading

Latin, ad (to) + gradus (step)

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French:sédimentaire, ...
German:sedimentaufbauend, ...
Italian:costruzione di terra, ...
Spanish:constructivo, ...
Portuguese:construindo, ...
Chinese:堆积的, ...
Japanese:土地造成, ...
Arabic:مُتَرَسِّب, ...
Hebrew:מִתְעַלֶּה בְּהִצְטַבְּרוּת סַּחַף, ...
Russian:образование земли, ...
Ukrainian:нарощуючий, ...
Hindi:भूमि निर्माण, ...
Bengali:ভূমি নির্মাণকারী, ...
Catalan:formant terra, ...
Czech:agradující, ...
Danish:landdannende, ...
Dutch:uitbreidend, ...
Greek:αναπτυσσόμενος, ...
Hungarian:feltöltődő, ...
Khmer:កំពុងបង្កើនដីដោយសំណល់កកកុញ, ...
Korean:확장하는, ...
Persian:گسترش یابنده, ...
Polish:osadzający, ...
Portuguese (BR):construindo terra, ...
Romanian:formator de teren, ...
Swedish:landbildande, ...
Thai:สร้างแผ่นดิน, ...
Turkish:kara oluşturan, ...
Vietnamese:bồi đắp, ...

aggrade

əˈɡreɪd

Definition of aggrade - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

geology

TECH.

raise a river bed by adding sediment

TECH.

The engineers aggraded the river bed to prevent flooding.

build up

elevate

land surface

TECH.

increase land level by sediment deposition

TECH.

Farmers aggrade fields to improve drainage.

build up

elevate

raise

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Origin of aggrade

Latin, ad (to) + gradus (step)

Examples of aggrade in a sentence

The project aims to aggrade the streambed gradually.
They aggrade the riverbanks to prevent flooding.
Construction projects often aggrade the landscape.

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French:aggrader, rehausser, ...
German:aufschütten, ...
Italian:alzare, aumentare il livello del terreno, ...
Spanish:elevar, nivelar, ...
Portuguese:aggradar, elevar, ...
Chinese:抬高河床, 增加地表高度, ...
Japanese:上げる, ...
Arabic:رَفَعَ قاع النهر بالرواسب, رفع مستوى الأرض بالرواسب, ...
Hebrew:לְהָרִים אֶת קַרְקַעִית הַנָּהָר, לְהַעֲלוֹת אֶת מִפְלַס הַקַּרְקַע, ...
Russian:поднимать русло, повышать уровень, ...
Ukrainian:підняти, підвищувати, ...
Hindi:ऊँचा करना, ऊंचा करना, ...
Bengali:উঁচু করা, উচ্চতা বৃদ্ধি করা, ...
Catalan:elevar, agregar, ...
Czech:agradovat, navršovat, ...
Danish:hævde, aggradere, ...
Dutch:verhogen, ophoogten, ...
Greek:ανυψώνω, αυξάνω, ...
Hungarian:feltölteni, üledék lerakódásával megemelni a terület szintjét, ...
Khmer:លើកកម្ពស់បាតទន្លេដោយកកកំណកដីល្បាប់, ធ្វើឱ្យផ្ទៃដីខ្ពស់ឡើងដោយកំណកដីកកកុញ, ...
Korean:높이다, 퇴적하다, ...
Persian:بالا برد, رسوب‌گذاری کرد, ...
Polish:podnosić, podnieść, ...
Portuguese (BR):elevar, ...
Romanian:a ridica, a eleva, ...
Swedish:höja, höja marknivån, ...
Thai:ยกพื้น, เพิ่มระดับที่ดิน, ...
Turkish:yükseltmek, ...
Vietnamese:bồi đắp, tăng cường đất, ...

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