"geosynthetic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: geosynthetics [plural]
Etymology: geo- + synthetic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|geo|synthetic}} geo- + synthetic Head templates: {{en-noun}} geosynthetic (plural geosynthetics)
  1. Any synthetic, typically polymeric product used to stabilize terrain. Wikipedia link: geosynthetic Hyponyms: geocell, geocomposite, geofoam, geogrid, geomembrane, geonet, geospacer, geotextile
    Sense id: en-geosynthetic-en-noun-rL0ZfU~Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with geo-

Inflected forms

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