TURBIDITY

turbidity, turbidness

(noun) muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

turbidity (countable and uncountable, plural turbidities)

The state of being turbid; turbidness.

The measure of transparency of a fluid (units of measurement include Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU)).

Source: Wiktionary


Tur*bid"i*ty, n.

Definition: Turbidness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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