apport
English
Etymology
From Latin apportō (“to bring, to carry”)
Pronunciation
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Noun
apport (countable and uncountable, plural apports)
- (parapsychology) The supposed paranormal transference of an object from one place to another, or the appearance of an object from an unknown source, often associated with poltergeist activity and séances.
- (parapsychology) An object that appears from an unknown source.
Verb
apport (third-person singular simple present apports, present participle apporting, simple past and past participle apported)
- (parapsychology) to cause an apport on an object, to make a thing appear from nowhere
Coordinate terms
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Noun
apport m (plural apports)
- contribution, input
- En agriculture, les traceurs isotopes permettent de suivre le cycle de l’eau et ainsi d’optimiser les apports au terrain.
- In agriculture, isotopic labels allow the water cycle to be traced, thus optimizing its contributions to the soil.
- En agriculture, les traceurs isotopes permettent de suivre le cycle de l’eau et ainsi d’optimiser les apports au terrain.
Further reading
- “apport”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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