fertile
adjetivoatestiguado en diálogos
- Reino Unido//ˈfɜːtaɪl//
- Reino Unido//ˈfɜːtəl//
- Estados Unidos//ˈfɝːtəl//
- Estados Unidos//ˈfɝːtaɪl//
- Canadá//ˈfɝːtaɪl//
Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
adjetivo
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Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
Taking advantage of the river's fertile floodplain, residents of the town of Skardu cultivate apricot, apple, and peach orchards in the sandy soil.
- 2
figuradoOf one's imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific.
- 3
Capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful.
Most women at the age of fifty are not fertile.
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Capable of developing past the egg stage.
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Not itself fissile, but able to be converted into a fissile material by irradiation in a reactor.
There are two basic fertile materials: uranium-238 and thorium-232.
Etimología
From Middle English, from Middle French fertile, from Old French fertile, from Latin fertilis (“fruitful, fertile”), from ferō (“to bear, carry”).
Formas
- comparativo
- more fertile
- superlativo
- most fertile
fertile · Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
Fertile · A city and township in Iowa.fertility · The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.fertilizer · A natural substance that is used to make the ground more…