upcycling
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈʌpsaɪklɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: up‧cy‧cle
Noun
[edit]upcycling (uncountable)
- The act of converting (waste materials, etc.) into new materials or products of higher quality and greater functionality.
Verb
[edit]upcycling
- present participle and gerund of upcycle.
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English upcycling. Equivalent to upcyclen + -ing.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: up‧cy‧cling
Noun
[edit]upcycling f (uncountable)
- upcycling
- Antonym: downcycling
- Hypernym: recycling
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English upcycling.
Noun
[edit]upcycling m (invariable)
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