Aeration vs. Cultivator

Aerationnoun

The process by which air is circulated through or mixed with a substance such as soil or a liquid.

Aerationnoun

Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; as, aëration of soil, of spawn, etc.

Aerationnoun

A change produced in the blood by exposure to the air in respiration; oxygenation of the blood in respiration; arterialization.

Aerationnoun

The act or preparation of charging a liquid with carbon dioxide gas to make it effervescent.

Aerationnoun

the act of charging a liquid with air or oxygen for the purpose of purification.

Aerationnoun

the process of exposing to air (so as to purify)

Aerationnoun

the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent

Aeration

Aeration (also called aerification or aeriation) is the process by which air is circulated through, mixed with or dissolved in a liquid.

Cultivatornoun

Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage.

Cultivatornoun

A person who cultivates.

Cultivatornoun

One who cultivates; as, a cultivator of the soil; a cultivator of literature.

Cultivatornoun

An agricultural implement used in the tillage of growing crops, to loosen the surface of the earth and kill the weeds; esp., a triangular frame set with small shares, drawn by a horse and by handles.

Cultivatornoun

someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil

Cultivatornoun

a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)

Cultivator

A cultivator is an agricultural equipment used for secondary tillage. One sense of the name refers to frames with teeth (also called shanks) that pierce the soil as they are dragged through it linearly.