Definition of Salinity

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salinity
n. quality of containing salt; similarity to salt; saltiness

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Salinity Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Salinity
(n.)
Salineness.
  

WordNet 2.0
salinity

Noun
1. the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth
(synonym) salt, saltiness
(hypernym) taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
2. the relative proportion of salt in a solution
(synonym) brininess
(hypernym) saltiness

hEnglish - advanced version
salinity

salinity
\sa*lin"i*ty\ (?), n. salineness. arpenter.
salinity
n
1. the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth [syn: salt, saltiness]


2. the relative proportion of salt in a solution [syn: brininess]





Salinity Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries

EPA Terms of Environment
Salinity
The percentage of salt in water.

Environmental Engineering (English ver.)
salinity
 1)The relative concentration of dissolved salts, usually sodium chloride, in a given water.. 2) A measure of the concentration of dissolved mineral substances in water.


Salinity Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

WEATHER&METEOROLOGY
SALINITY
A measure of the quantity of dissolved salts in sea water. The total amount of dissolved solids in sea water in parts per thousand by weight.

Glossary of Marine Biology
Salinity.
Number of grams of dissolved salts in 1,000 g of seawater

Technical English by wpv
SALINITY
A measure of the concentration of dissolved mineral substances in water.

Fishery Glossary
Salinity
The relative concentration of salts, usually sodium chloride, in a given soil or water. Choudhury and Jansen (1997)


Salinity Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Salinity
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Salinity Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries

Scuba Diving
Salinity
Salinity is the amount of salt dissolved in what measured in parts per thousand.


Salinity Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Salinity
Salinity is the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water. Salinity in Australian English and North American English may refer to salt in soil (see soil salination).

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