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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbiomasse
Pronunciation / Transliteration: byomas
"La biomasse est une source d'énergie renouvelable importante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Total quantity or weight of organisms in a given area or volume.
"The marine biomass in the tropical reef supports a diverse food web." - 2
Organic matter used as a fuel, especially in a power generation process for heat or electricity.
"The new power plant generates renewable electricity by burning agricultural biomass."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a 20th-century scientific compound formed from the Greek 'bios' meaning life and the English 'mass'. Originally used in ecology to describe the total mass of living organisms in a given area, its semantic scope expanded in the late 20th century to include organic matter used as a renewable energy source.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Biomass" is said worldwide
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biomasse
Transliteration: byomas
"La biomasse est une source d'énergie renouvelable importante."
Biomasse
Transliteration: biomasə
"Biomasse wird zur umweltfreundlichen Stromerzeugung genutzt."
biomassa
Transliteration: biomassa
"La biomassa viene utilizzata per produrre energia pulita."
biomasa
Transliteration: biomasa
"La biomasa es una alternativa viable a los combustibles fósiles."
biomassa
Transliteration: biomassa
"A biomassa serve como fonte de energia sustentável."
बायोमास
Transliteration: baiomas
"बायोमास का उपयोग नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा के लिए किया जाता है।"
生物质
Transliteration: shēng wù zhì
"生物质能是一种重要的可再生能源。"
바이오매스
Transliteration: baiomaseu
"바이오매스는 친환경 에너지원으로 주목받고 있다."
バイオマス
Transliteration: baiomasu
"バイオマスエネルギーは持続可能な社会に貢献します。"
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