turbidity
pronunciation
How to pronounce turbidity in British English:
UK [tɜ:'bɪdətɪ]
How to pronounce turbidity in American English:
US [tɜ'bɪdətɪ]
-
- Noun:
- muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended
Word Origin
- turbidity (n.)
- 1782, from Medieval Latin turbiditas, from Latin turbidus (see turbid). Turbidity current is from 1939.
Example
- 1. Increased turbidity in a culture is another index of growth .
- 2. Index cards to attach do , ph , and turbidity charts .
- 3. An intergrated system design for water turbidity detection .
- 4. The results showed changes to turbidity and dissolved oxygen , pollution levels of nitrogen and phosphorous , dense phytoplankton blooms , and high fecal coliform concentrations .
- 5. Basic compositions contributing to turbidity of pearl oyster protein hydrolysates were investigated .