salinity

American  

[suh-lin-i-tee] / səˈlɪn ɪ ti /

noun

1. the quality or condition of being salty; saltiness.

   Ocean currents are driven by differences in the temperature and salinity of the water.

2. a measurement of the amount of salt in a given solution.

   Adding fresh water to a marsh lowers salinity.

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Other Word Forms

• hypersalinity noun
• nonsalinity noun
• subsalinity noun

Etymology

Origin of salinity

salin(e) ( def. ) + -ity ( def. )

Example Sentences

Water temperature layers and changing salinity from melting ice interfere with sonar.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Salt basically adds salinity, that salty pop of brackishness,” Lieu explains.

From Salon

Rising temperatures and increasing salinity place further pressures on the seagrass meadows that dugongs depend on.

From Science Daily

For this reason, temperature and salinity records are valuable indicators of the circulation's strength.

From Science Daily

These are basically peanut-butter cookies to which she adds toasted sesame seeds and, instead of salt, red miso for both salinity and a touch of umami.

From The Wall Street Journal