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restoration
Found in thesaurus: fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation, acquisition, improvement, melioration, artefact, artifact, model, simulation
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restoration
n.
act of returning to a previous condition (in health); rehabilitation; reconstruction, reproduction
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Restoration
Restoration may refer to:
Conservation, ecology, and environment
- Assisted natural regeneration (ANR), protection and preservation of natural tree seedlings in forested areas
- Conservation biology practices to restore biodiversity and ecosystem function
- Environmental remediation, action to improve the environment or prevent further degradation, generally based on assessment of health and ecological risks, and subject to regulatory requirements
- Environmental restoration, a process in which a damaged natural resource is renewed
- Island restoration, the ecological restoration of islands
- Reforestation, natural or intentional restocking of existing forests and woodlands that have been depleted, usually through deforestation
- Afforestation, the process of establishing a forest of stand of trees in an area where there was no forest
- Restoration ecology, the return of a landscape, ecosystem, or other ecological entity to a predefined historical state; the practice of renewing and restoring degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystems and habitats in the environment by active human intervention and action
- Stream restoration, activities that improve the environmental health of a river or stream
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Restoration
Noun
1. the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685
(hypernym) historic period, age
2. the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660
(hypernym) group action
(derivation) restore, reinstate, reestablish
(classification) England
restoration
Noun
1. the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
(hypernym) repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
(hyponym) re-establishment
(derivation) restore, reconstruct
2. getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
(synonym) restitution, return, regaining
(hypernym) acquisition
(hyponym) clawback
(derivation) restore, restitute
3. the state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house"
(synonym) renovation, refurbishment
(hypernym) improvement, melioration
(derivation) restore, reconstruct
4. some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; "the restoration looked exactly like the original"
(hypernym) artifact, artefact
(derivation) repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
5. a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.
(hypernym) model, simulation
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restoration
n.
obnova; navrácení
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restoration
Rzecz.
odbudowa; przywracanie; zwrot; prace remontowe
