Aeration vs. Cultivator

Aerationnoun

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

Aerationnoun

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

Cultivatornoun

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

Aerationnoun

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

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.

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)

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.

Aeration

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