turbidness

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  1. turbidity
  2. opacity
  3. cloudiness
  4. opaqueness
Noun
  • That’s because dishwashers are equipped with something called a turbidity sensor that basically senses the murkiness of the water and adjusts the wash cycle accordingly.
    — Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026
  • To create a complete system, the buoy is equipped with sensors for temperature, turbidity, chlorophyll, and oxygen levels.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 June 2026
Definition of turbidity
Noun
  • Injuries stink, and so did the opacity with which the Clippers shared news of their star’s health status.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Google's version also gives you control over the look of the cues with options for shape, size, color and opacity.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of opacity
Noun
  • The second system being tracked by the NHC was a weak area of low pressure with disorganized cloudiness and showers located in the northeastern and north-central Gulf.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Bakos said the overall effect of the mirrors would depend on the reflectiveness of the illuminated surface and the cloudiness of the sky.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of cloudiness
Noun
  • Scientific consensus is that this opaqueness is caused by hazy banks of clouds that are masking the atmospheres, but what kind of aerosol particles are in the clouds?
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 June 2026
  • International humanitarian law mandates the principles of distinction, proportionality, and necessity, but the opaqueness of drone operations, particularly outside active battlefields, challenges these principles.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Definition of opaqueness
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