salinity

[ suh-lin-i-tee ]

/ səˈlɪn ɪ ti /

noun

the quality or condition of being salty; saltiness: Ocean currents are driven by differences in the temperature and salinity of the water.

a measurement of the amount of salt in a given solution:Adding fresh water to a marsh lowers salinity.

Origin of salinity

salin(e) + -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM salinity

hy·per·sa·lin·i·ty, nounnon·sa·lin·i·ty, nounsub·sa·lin·i·ty, noun

Words nearby salinity

Salinas, saline, saline agglutinin, saline solution, Salinger, salinity, salinization, salinize, salinometer, Salique, Salisbury

Example sentences from the Web for salinity

Farther to the south in this current the salinity decreases again, as the water is there mixed with fresher water from the South.
The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2|Roald Amundsen
Temperatures and salinity of the surface waters were taken by him regularly and recorded in his private log.
The Viking Blood|Frederick William Wallace
These various conditions give the explanation of the distribution of salinity and temperature that is seen in the chart.
The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2|Roald Amundsen
In the middle section the salinity of the surface layers increases to 0.015%, though it is of course greater along the shores.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4|Various

The salinity depends on the relation between evaporation and the addition of fresh water.
The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2|Roald Amundsen

单词	salinity
释义	salinity [ suh-lin-i-tee ] / səˈlɪn ɪ ti / noun the quality or condition of being salty; saltiness: Ocean currents are driven by differences in the temperature and salinity of the water. a measurement of the amount of salt in a given solution:Adding fresh water to a marsh lowers salinity. Origin of salinity salin(e) + -ity OTHER WORDS FROM salinity hy·per·sa·lin·i·ty, nounnon·sa·lin·i·ty, nounsub·sa·lin·i·ty, noun Words nearby salinity Salinas, saline, saline agglutinin, saline solution, Salinger, salinity, salinization, salinize, salinometer, Salique, Salisbury Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for salinity Farther to the south in this current the salinity decreases again, as the water is there mixed with fresher water from the South. The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2\|Roald Amundsen Temperatures and salinity of the surface waters were taken by him regularly and recorded in his private log. The Viking Blood\|Frederick William Wallace These various conditions give the explanation of the distribution of salinity and temperature that is seen in the chart. The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2\|Roald Amundsen In the middle section the salinity of the surface layers increases to 0.015%, though it is of course greater along the shores. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4\|Various The salinity depends on the relation between evaporation and the addition of fresh water. The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2\|Roald Amundsen
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