Definition of salinity in English:
salinity
nounPlural salinities səˈlɪnɪtisəˈlɪnədi
mass nounThe quality or degree of being saline.
the salinity of the water is high
count noun low salinities occur in the Baltic
Example sentencesExamples
- They need to use their water more efficiently, to grow new, more valuable crops and help prevent the spread of salinity.
- This presents a stressful condition in dilute salinities that must be met by active ion uptake.
- Tidal action increases the salinity upstream during the dry season.
- We will be acclimating hatching crocodiles to varying salinities, from fresh water to full-strength seawater.
- We have blue-green algae outbreaks, we have dryland salinity, we have erosion and soil acidification.
- There's been a quiet revolution in the science supporting salinity which perhaps hasn't been widely enough appreciated yet.
- We have the issue of salinity, which is particularly Australian.
- Land clearing is a very important aspect of the action plan against salinity.
- In 2004, scientists estimated that the Salton Sea contains 25 per cent more salinity than the ocean.
- We know from models it could actually change some of the ocean salinity.
Rhymes
affinity, asininity, clandestinity, divinity, femininity, infinity, masculinity, trinity, vicinity, virginity