Speakur

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salinity

/səˈlɪnɪti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
salin-i-ty
IPA
/səˈlɪnɪti/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being saline.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The concentration of salt in a solution.

Countable; Uncountable

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /səˈlɪnɪti/
  • British English: /səˈlɪnɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

salinities (plural)

Derived Forms

hypersalinity hyposalinity palaeosalinity

Phrases

Messinian salinity crisis

Synonyms

salineness saltiness brininess salt

Questions

How do you pronounce salinity?
The recorded pronunciation is /səˈlɪnɪti/.
What does salinity mean?
The quality of being saline.
Where does salinity come from?
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.

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