salinity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /səˈlɪnɪti/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- [səˈlɪnɪɾi] (Australia, Canada, US)
- (Texas) audio Austin
- /səˈlɪnɪti/ (Australia, Canada, US)
Etymology
Etymology tree English saline Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English salinity From saline + -ity.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The quality of being saline.
- (countable, uncountable) The concentration of salt in a solution.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| salinities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hyposalinity · hypersalinity · palaeosalinity · Messinian salinity crisis
Synonyms
Translations (42)
pt salinidade (concentration of salt) · ru солёность (concentration of salt) · bg соленост (concentration of salt) · nb salinitet (quality of being saline) · es salinidad (quality of being saline) · tr tuzluluk (quality of being saline) · es salinidad (concentration of salt) · vi độ muối (concentration of salt) · tl pagkamaalat (quality of being saline) · fi suolaisuus (quality of being saline) · it salinità (quality of being saline) · ca salinitat (concentration of salt) · ky туздуулук (quality of being saline) · ky туздуулук (concentration of salt) · ru солёность (quality of being saline) · gl salinidade (quality of being saline) · cmn 鹽度 /盐度 (concentration of salt) · nb saltholdighet (quality of being saline) · lv sāļums (concentration of salt) · la salsugo (quality of being saline) · kk тұздылық (concentration of salt) · bg соленост (quality of being saline) · fi suolapitoisuus (concentration of salt) · ga salandacht (quality of being saline) · pl zasolenie (concentration of salt) · fa شوری (quality of being saline) · tl pagkamaalat (concentration of salt) · ga salandacht (concentration of salt) · lv sāļums (quality of being saline) · kk тұздылық (quality of being saline) · id salinitas (concentration of salt) · fr salinité (concentration of salt) · pl słoność (quality of being saline) · gl salinidade (concentration of salt) · ar مِلْحِيَّة (concentration of salt) · tr tuzluluk (concentration of salt) · pt salinidade (quality of being saline) · ka მარილიანობა (quality of being saline) · el περιεκτικότητα σε άλατα (concentration of salt) · id salinitas (quality of being saline) · vi độ mặn (quality of being saline) · et soolsus (quality of being saline)