noun
the maximum amount of water that a particular soil can hold
• Hypernyms:
↑volume unit, ↑capacity unit, ↑capacity measure, ↑cubage unit, ↑cubic measure, ↑cubic content unit, ↑displacement unit, ↑cubature unit
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noun : the water-retaining capacity of a soil usually including both the hygroscopic and capillary water of the soil and being expressed as a percentage of the dry weight of the soil
a silty loam with a field capacity of 35 percent
— called also field moisture capacity
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field capacity noun (geology)
The water-retaining capacity of soil
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Main Entry: ↑field
Useful english dictionary. 2012.