biomass
noun
Simple meaning
Organic matter from living things which were recently alive used as a fuel or source of energy.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
byuhmasSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbaɪəmæs
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Organic matter from living things which were recently alive (especially vegetation) used as a fuel or source of energy, especially if cultivated for that purpose; also, fuel produced from such organic matter; biofuel.
biology
The total mass of living matter in a given unit area
biology
The total mass of all, or a specified category of, living things within a specific area, habitat, etc.
biology
The total mass of a living thing or a part thereof (such as a cell).
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Organic matter from living things which were recently alive (especially vegetation) used as a fuel or source of energy, especially if cultivated for that purpose; also, fuel produced from such organic matter; biofuel.
Used this way, biomass is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use biomass
- “Plants and animals on Earth make up the planet's biomass.”noun
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