amount of water
collocation in Englishmeaningsofamountandwater
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amount
noun[C]
uk/əˈmaʊnt/us/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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water
noun
uk/ˈwɔː.tər/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and ...
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(Definition ofamountandwaterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The overallamountofwaterpumped between tanks is proportional to the total volume of water in the system.
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Both groups consumed the sameamountofwaterthroughout the experiments.
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Typically, farmers pay 'water use' fees to the irrigation district based on farm size but not theamountofwateractually consumed.
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An important characteristic of a soil is the maximumamountofwaterit retains that is available for plant growth.
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In summer conditions theamountofwaterrequired for germination increases to more than nine times the amount required in winter.
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Soils with different textures and compositions differ widely in theamountofwaterthey can hold.
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Percentage water uptake was calculated asamountofwatertaken up relative to original weight of the seed.
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The length of the thaw period and theamountofwateravailable will determine the extent of contaminant transport in lowsalinity contaminant solutions.
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Theamountofwaterneeded was applied using a weighing method.
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Interestingly, since there is no significant horizontal flow in the thin-layer limit, the totalamountofwaterremoved from the felt is known exactly.
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During periods of high rainfall, theamountofwaterstaying on the surface may be more than the amount that seeps into the ground.
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Following a cooperative approach, the countries decide the share andamountofwatertransfer.
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The dependence of tax/subsidy on theamountofwaterused gives rise to an endogeneity problem.
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For schoolchildren, the risk of illness increased with increasingamountofwaterconsumed.
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Thus, multiple layers are expected to host anamountofwaterof a few 100 kg water per cubic meter soil.
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Experimental investigation into theamountofwatergiven off by plants during their growth.
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Theamountofwaterused in each main plot was divided equally between two subplots.
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The smallamountofwaterinside the melt gives strength to this hypothesis.
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Each island was classified according to theamountofwaterin the soil (flooded, wet or moist) and by the island form (elliptical or long).
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