saltness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of saltness
before 900; Middle English saltnesse; Old English sealtnes. See salt 1, -ness
Example Sentences
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Cramped by their narrow quarters on board, it was a relief to roam at large; and the resinous smell that hung about the port was pleasant after the stinging saltness of the spray.
From The Secret of the Reef by Bindloss, Harold
The Sea.—Sea-water owes its saltness to the presence of various more or less soluble substances, such as common salt, gypsum, Epsom salts, chloride of magnesium, &c.
From Geology by Geikie, James
The principal of these are Lakes Eyre, Torrens, and Gairdner, all of which vary in size and saltness according to the season.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
To ascertain the saltness of the water, we had, in addition to the ordinary areometers, an electric apparatus specially constructed by Mr. Thornöe.
From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I by Nansen, Fridtjof
It has puzzled philosophers to account for the saltness of the sea.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael
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