Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality of being saline.

    солёностьsoljónostʹ

  2. (countable, uncountable)The concentration of salt in a solution.

    солёностьsoljónostʹ

    the relative proportion of salt in a solution

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Predators like baboon and hyena are deterred by the lake's high salinity.

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  2. The global ocean conveyor belt is a constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity.

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Translations

7 languages
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By meaning 1
quality of being saline:

Forms

plural: salinities
Singularsalinity
Pluralsalinities

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the relative proportion of salt in a solution:brininess
  • the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth:saltsaltiness

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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