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PRONUNCIATION OF TURBIDITY

turbidity  [tɜːˈbɪdɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURBIDITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Turbidity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TURBIDITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Turbidity

Turbidity is the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by large numbers of individual particles that are generally invisible to the naked eye, similar to smoke in air. The measurement of turbidity is a key test of water quality. Fluids can contain suspended solid matter consisting of particles of many different sizes. While some suspended material will be large enough and heavy enough to settle rapidly to the bottom of the container if a liquid sample is left to stand, very small particles will settle only very slowly or not at all if the sample is regularly agitated or the particles are colloidal. These small solid particles cause the liquid to appear turbid. Turbidity is also applied to transparent solids such as glass or plastic. In plastic production haze is defined as the percentage of light that is deflected more than 2.5° from the incoming light direction.

Definition of turbidity in the English dictionary

The definition of turbidity in the dictionary is the quality or state of being muddy or opaque, as a liquid clouded with a suspension of particles.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TURBIDITY


acidity
əˈsɪdɪtɪ
aridity
əˈrɪdɪtɪ
comorbidity
ˌkəʊmɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ
cupidity
kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ
fluidity
fluːˈɪdɪtɪ
frigidity
frɪˈdʒɪdɪtɪ
humidity
hjuːˈmɪdɪtɪ
hybridity
haɪˈbrɪdɪtɪ
intrepidity
ˌɪntrɪˈpɪdɪtɪ
invalidity
ˌɪnvəˈlɪdɪtɪ
liquidity
lɪˈkwɪdɪtɪ
lividity
lɪˈvɪdɪtɪ
lucidity
luːˈsɪdɪtɪ
morbidity
mɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ
placidity
pləˈsɪdɪtɪ
rabidity
rəˈbɪdɪtɪ
rancidity
rænˈsɪdɪtɪ
rapidity
rəˈpɪdɪtɪ
rigidity
rɪˈdʒɪdɪtɪ
stupidity
stjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURBIDITY

turbary
turbellarian
turbid
turbidimeter
turbidimetric
turbidimetry
turbidite
turbidity current
turbidly
turbidness
turbinacious
turbinal
turbinate
turbinate bones
turbination
turbine
turbine blade
turbine engine
turbined
turbit

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURBIDITY

absolute humidity
avidity
face validity
flaccidity
gravidity
hyperacidity
insipidity
modulus of rigidity
nudity
pallidity
relative humidity
solidity
specific humidity
superfluidity
timidity
torpidity
torridity
turgidity
validity
viridity
viscidity

Synonyms and antonyms of turbidity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «turbidity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURBIDITY

Find out the translation of turbidity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of turbidity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «turbidity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浊度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

turbidez
570 millions of speakers

English

turbidity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मैलापन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التعكر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мутность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

turbidez
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্বচ্ছতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

turbidité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekeruhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trübheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

濁度
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탁도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kekuwatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự mơ hồ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मळमळपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bulanıklık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

torbidità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mętności
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

каламутність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

turbiditate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θολότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

troebelheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grumlighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

turbiditet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of turbidity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURBIDITY»

The term «turbidity» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.208 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TURBIDITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «turbidity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «turbidity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about turbidity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURBIDITY»

Discover the use of turbidity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turbidity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Oregon Watersheds: Many Activities Contribute to Increased ...
The review is limited to five municipal watersheds -- those serving the cities of Cottage Grove, Eugene, Portland, Salem, & Sandy.
Barry T. Hill, 1998
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Water Quality
TURBIDITY Turbidity is an optical property caused by particles suspended in water. These particles cause light rays to be scattered and absorbed rather than to be transmitted in a straight line, making the water appear cloudy. Turbidity is a  ...
‎2003
3
Implementation guide for turbidity threshold sampling: ...
This implementation guide describes the entire process, including instrumentation, installation, field procedures, software usage, data collection, laboratory methods, data interpretation, data reduction, and analysis.
Jack Lewis, Rand E. Eads, Pacific Southwest Research Station, 2009
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Proceedings of the Federal Interagency Workshop on Turbidity ...
Because it is expensive and labor intensive to collect and analyze suspended- sediment samples on a frequent basis, measurement of turbidity offers a relatively rapid and inexpensive means of determining the clarity of aquatic ecosystems.
John R. Gray, G. Douglas Glysson, Federal Interagency Subcommittee on Sedimentation (U.S.), 2003
5
Influence of turbidity on fish abundance in western Lake ...
RESULTS TURBIDITY AND TEMPERATURE IN WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR Turbidity and temperature of near-surface and near-bottom waters in western Lake Superior were monitored during 1973 through 1976. The highest turbidity ...
William A. Swenson, Environmental Research Laboratory (Duluth, Minn.), 1978
6
Red clay turbidity and its transport in Lake Superior
clay turbidity in western Lake Superior. As was established by insitu measurements, the runoff comes principally from the Nemadji. Since runoff sources were relatively small in magnitude and infrequent, insitu measurements provided a good ...
M. Sydor, United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Great Lakes National Program Office, 1979
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Traceability in Chemical Measurement
In the case of turbidity measurement, the traceability chain should begin with the value of turbidity in a sample (the quantity being measured) then progress through higher levels of authority up to the unit of turbidity on an agreed and ...
Paul De Bièvre, Helmut Günzler, 2005
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Coagulation Pretreatment for Membrane Filtration
The higher dose was used for three of the other source waters, and the lower dose was deemed too close to the dose for optimal turbidity removal. EFFECT OF COAGULATION ON PHYSICAL AND INORGANIC PARAMETERS The coagulation ...
Kerry J. Howe, Mark M. Clark, 2002
9
Environmental Engineering
Turbidity Turbidity is due to suspended material such as clay, silt, or organic and inorganic materials. Enhanced surface-water regulations in the United States require that the maximum contaminant level for turbidity not exceed 0.5 NTU in 95% ...
Joseph A. Salvato, Nelson L. Nemerow, Franklin J. Agardy, 2003
10
Pond Aquaculture Water Quality Management
Introduction Turbidity and the appearance of water are important considerations in pond aquaculture. If pond waters are clear and light can penetrate to the pond bottom. underwater weeds consisting of both macrophytic algae and vascular ...
Claude E. Boyd, C.S. Tucker, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURBIDITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term turbidity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Notice of Acute Surface Water Turbidity Violation
One of these standards is a turbidity limit. Turbidity by itself has no health effects. However, turbidity can interfere with disinfection and provide a medium for ... «KYTX, Jul 15»
2
Officials helpless on water turbidity
Turbidity of river water is one aspect of the current Godavari Pushkaralu which has rendered officials a bunch of helpless souls. “There is nothing that could be ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
What is Turbidity?
Turbidity is the name given to define the “cloudiness” or “haziness” of a given fluid. This haziness is usually caused by suspended solids present in the liquid, ... «International Environmental Technology, Jun 15»
4
Turbidity: What is it and why does it affect our drinking water?
"It doesn't necessarily imply that (bacteria) are there but with more turbidity in the water, the water becomes more difficult to treat," says Steve Kokelj, a scientist ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
5
Climate Change and Cloudy Water Challenge City's Water System
Turbidity is a wonky word. It sounds like a bad math rock band. Yet among the many concerns the city's Department of Environmental Protection has about its ... «City Limits, Jun 15»
6
NWC says turbidity affecting water to some St James and …
The National Water Commission says the disruption in service to sections of St James and Westmoreland is as a result of high turbidity at to the Cambridge and ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Apr 15»
7
Inshore corals prove resilient to sediments
These sporadic influxes of sediment occur naturally due to wave and tidal action (turbidity can reach > 150mg of sediment per litre of water) or due to dredging ... «Phys.Org, Apr 15»
8
High turbidity leaves several St Mary areas without water
THE National Water Commisison (NWC) said yesterday that several of its customers in St Mary were without their regular water supply because of high turbidity ... «Jamaica Observer, Apr 15»
9
Endress+Hauser Introduces Turbimax CUS52D Turbidity Sensor
Turbidity sensor provides fast, laboratory-quality measurements in real-time for the entire water purification process and many other process applications. «Water Online, Mar 15»
10
ROV gets caught in turbidity current, lives to tell the tale.
While it's the turbulence that causes the turbidity currents surface to form gorgeous undulations, it's the sediment that makes them flow. Turbidity currents are ... «Deep-Sea News, Jan 15»

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