fresh water

Definition of fresh water in English English dictionary: Water with a very low content of dissolved salt, as opposed to brackish water or salt water; water that is not salty; Water that is relatively free of salts; Available, but expensive There are 20 water points supplying 15 m3/h and 200 m3 throughput / hour / quay; Water that generally contains less than 1,000 milligrams per liter of dissolved solids Usually, more than 500 mg/L of dissolved solids is undesirable for drinking water and many industrial uses; Low salt water (less than 0 5 parts per thousand dissolved salts); Water found rivers, lakes, and rain, that is distinguished from salt water by its appreciable lack of salinity; water containing less than 1,000 parts per million (ppm) of dissolved solids of any type; water which is not salty; Lakes and rivers running off the land to the sea and having much lower solute concentrations than the ocean into which most eventually drain, water containing less than 1,000 parts per million, ppm of dissolved solids of any type, water that contains less than 1,000 milligrams per liter, mg/L, of dissolved solids, generally, more than 500 mg/L of dissolved solids is undesirable for drinking and many industrial uses, (see saline water); Water other than seawater; covers only about 2 percent of earth's surface, including streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, and water associated with several kinds of wetlands; Water that contains less than 1,000 mg/l total dissolved solids; Water that generally contains less than 1000 milligrams per litre of dissolved solids such as metals, nutrients, etc; Water having a salinity of less than 0 5 ppt, or alternatively, less than 2 ppt (Lincoln, Boxshall & Clark 1982); water that contains less than 1,000 milligrams per liter (mg/L) of dissolved solids; Water without salinity; Fresh water has a TDS concentration of less than 1,500 ppm Brackish waters are highly mineralized and have a TDS concentration between 1,500 ppm and 15,000 ppm Saltwaters have a TDS concentrations greater that 15,000 ppm; Water that generally contains less than 1,000 mg/L of dissolved solids; Water that generally contains less than 1,000 parts per million of dissolved solids
freshwater: A body of fresh water
freshwater: Living in fresh water
freshwater: Of, pertaining to, or living in, water not salt; as, fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh- water fish; fresh-water mussels
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freshwater: Unskilled; raw
freshwater: Unskilled as seaman
freshwater: An adjective to describe water that meets the definition of fresh water
freshwater: relating to or living in or consisting of water that is not salty; "freshwater fish"; "freshwater lakes"
freshwater: {s} of water that is not salty, lives in water that is not salty
freshwater: Water found in lakes, streams, and rivers, but not the ocean
freshwater: relating to or living in or consisting of water that is not salty; "freshwater fish"; "freshwater lakes
freshwater: Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor
freshwater: A freshwater lake contains water that is not salty, usually in contrast to the sea. Freshwater creatures live in water that is not salty. Lake Balaton, the largest freshwater lake in Europe The perch is a freshwater fish
freshwater: Water containing only small quantities (generally less than 1,000 milligrams per liter) of dissolved materials < back to top G
freshwater: 1 A body of water with little or no salt 2 The types of fish found in this water environment
freshwater: Water with a salt content of less than 0 5 parts per thousand (5000 ppm)
freshwater: Any non-marine or non-estuarine surface water
freshwater: water containing only small quantifies (generally less than 1,000 milligrams per liter) of dissolved minerals
freshwater: water that contains less than 1,000 milligrams per liter (mg/L) of dissolved solids; generally, more than 500 mg/L of dissolved solids is undesirable for drinking and many industrial uses

fresh water

Hyphenation

fresh wa·ter

Turkish pronunciation

freş wôtır

Pronunciation

/ˈfresʜ ˈwôtər/ /ˈfrɛʃ ˈwɔːtɜr/

Etymology

[ 'fresh ] (adjective.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French freis, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German frisc fresh; akin to Old English fersc fresh.

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