salinity
pronunciation
How to pronounce salinity in British English:
UK [səˈlɪnɪti]
How to pronounce salinity in American English:
US [sə'lɪnəti]
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- Noun:
- the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth
- the relative proportion of salt in a solution
Word Origin
- salinity (n.)
- 1650s; see saline + -ity.
Example
- 1. The more evaporation there is , the higher the ocean 's salinity .
- 2. Soon after the $ 434 million soil moisture and ocean salinity mission launched last fall , scientists noticed contamination in its data .
- 3. They grew various types of tomatoes , including those commonly used for salads , under different levels of salinity and investigated the fruit for nutrients .
- 4. On this trip to " s , " like the other 1159 trips before it , bios will record the ocean 's temperature , salinity and dissolved oxygen levels .
- 5. To calculate the slowdown , dr. khatiwala and his collaborators created a mathematical model using tens of thousands of measurements of seawater collected over the past 20 years , including temperature , salinity and the presence of manufactured chlorofluorocarbons as a reflection of industrial activity .