turbidity
/tɚbˈɪdəti/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The measure of transparency of a fluid (units of measurement include Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU)).
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The variables we considered include solar irradiance and turbidity, which are relevant to the symbiont photosynthesis and yearly minimum temperature, representing potential limiting factors for the holobiont."
- "Over a 5 days period beginning on November 21, 2011 and ending on November 26, 2011 we deployed an array of hydrodynamic and sediment dynamic sensors on a tripod frame, including two turbidity sensors, two pore water pressure sensors, one sea gauge wave tide recorder, one kinemometer, and one acoustic erosion measuring instrument (Fig. 21.2)."
Etymology
From Latin turbiditās. By surface analysis, turbid + -ity.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: turbiditās