salinity

CEFRB2

/səˈlɪnɪti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The amount of salt in water or soil.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The concentration of salt in a solution.

Examples

  • Predators like baboon and hyena are deterred by the lake's high salinity.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [səˈlɪnɪɾi]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The quality of being saline.

Synonyms

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The high blank of the lake made it impossible for freshwater organisms to live there.

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Origin

noun

From saline + -ity.