Definition of irrigation Irrigation

/ɪˌɹʌgejˈʃʌn/ - [irugeyshun] - ir•ri•ga•tion

We found 7 definitions of irrigation from 6 different sources.

What does irrigation mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: irrigations
irrigation - (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
		medical aid, medical care professional treatment for illness or injury
		medical specialty, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
		eye-drop, eyedrop a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists
		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
irrigation - supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
		supplying, supply, provision offering goods and services for sale

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Wiktionary

irrigation (Noun)
The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.

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irrigation (n.)
The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.

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irrigation
The act of supplying land with water so that crops and plants will grow or grow stronger.

Wikipedia

Irrigation is when people add water to plants, to help them grow when there is not enough rain. Irrigation water can be pumped from rivers, natural lakes or lakes created by dams, from wells or allowed to flow to the fields by the force of gravity along pipes or open canals.

Types of irrigation.

Irrigation water can be applied to the plants from above by sprinklers that throw water out under pressure, or from watering cans.

In sprinkler irrigation, water is moved through pipes to sprinklers scattered around and within the field. Center pivot irrigation is a type of sprinkler irrigation.

In drip irrigation water is brought to the plants via pipes having small holes or special emitters spaced along the pipe.

Surface methods allow water to flow onto the soil surface from canals or pipes. Traditional methods allow water to flow over the entire surface of the field but drip irrigation allows water to be directed to the roots of each individual plant and much less water is lost by infiltration to the ground.

Sub-surface irrigation raises the water table artificially so that it can be accessed by the roots of the crop and less water is lost to evaporation.

Impacts.

Irrigation can increase the crop yield or make it possible for a crop to grow in a dry period. The technology is usually expensive and care should be taken to ensure that the benefits from increased crop yields are not exceeded by the installation and operating costs of the irrigation scheme.

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