Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halosteric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: haloster-ic
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to changes in salinity of seawater.

Example Sentences

"Since there is no major source of new salt in the ocean, halosteric contributions will result from redistribution of salt by currents, a change in evaporation over precipitation and runoff or from a change in salt concentration by a net change in the water stored in ice sheets."
"Antonov et al. (2002) attributed about 10% of the global average steric sea level rise during recent decades to halosteric expansion (i.e., the volume increase caused by freshening of the water column)."
"Thermosteric and halosteric changes may be partly due to changes in the inflowing Atlantic water and also due to changes in surface heat fluxes within the Mediterranean basin."

Etymology

From halo- + Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”) + -ic.

Questions

What does halosteric mean?: Pertaining to changes in salinity of seawater.
Where does halosteric come from?: From halo- + Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”) + -ic.

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