field capacity

noun

The amount of water content retained in soil after excess water has drained away and the rate of downward movement has decreased.

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Meanings

nounfield capacity (countable and uncountable, plural field capacities)

plural field capacities

  1. countableuncountableThe amount of water content retained in soil after excess water has drained away and the rate of downward movement has decreased.
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APA

field capacity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20capacity

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“field capacity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20capacity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “field capacity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20capacity.

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