salinity

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From saline + -ity.

What is more interesting at sea than the charts of ocean depths, currents, winds, salinity, and temperature! — From Edinburgh to India & Burmah, W. G. (William Gordon) Burn Murdoch
“In the first place, because vertical currents, which are caused by differences in the water’s salinity and density, can produce enough motion to sustain the rudimentary lifestyles of sea lilies and starfish.” “True,” the captain put in. — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World, Jules Verne

salt, saltiness

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