moisture equivalent

noun

A measure of field capacity for fine-textured soil materials, defined as the percentage of water which a soil can retain in opposition to a centrifugal force 1,000 times that of gravity.

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Meanings

nounmoisture equivalent (countable and uncountable, plural moisture equivalents)

plural moisture equivalents

  1. countableuncountableA measure of field capacity for fine-textured soil materials, defined as the percentage of water which a soil can retain in opposition to a centrifugal force 1,000 times that of gravity.
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