noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
The state of being turbid; turbidness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
The measure of transparency of a fluid (units of measurement include Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU)).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: turbidness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cloudiness, murkiness, muddiness
History
Etymology
From Latin turbiditās. By surface analysis, turbid + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Czech:
zákal
— the state of being turbid
French:
turbidité
— the state of being turbid
Georgian:
ამღვრეულობა
(amɣvreuloba)
— the state of being turbid
German:
Trübheit
— the state of being turbid
Greek:
θολότητα
(tholótita)
— the state of being turbid
Indonesian:
kekeruhan
— the state of being turbid
Indonesian:
turbiditas
— the state of being turbid
Irish:
moirtiúlacht
— the state of being turbid
Italian:
torbidezza
— the state of being turbid
Italian:
torbidità
— the state of being turbid
Portuguese:
turbidez
— the state of being turbid
Romanian:
turbiditate
— the state of being turbid
Russian:
му́тность
(mútnostʹ)
— the state of being turbid
Slovak:
kalnosť
— the state of being turbid
Slovak:
mútnosť
— the state of being turbid
Slovak:
zákal
— the state of being turbid
Spanish:
turbiedad
— the state of being turbid
Telugu:
కలక
(kalaka)
— the state of being turbid
Thai:
ความขุ่น
(kwaam-kùn)
— the state of being turbid
Turkish:
bulanıklık
— the state of being turbid
Ukrainian:
мутність
(mutnistʹ)
— the state of being turbid
Ukrainian:
каламутність
(kalamutnistʹ)
— the state of being turbid
Chinese Mandarin:
混濁度 /混浊度
(hùnzhuódù)
— the measure of transparency of a fluid
Chinese Mandarin:
渾濁度 /浑浊度
(húnzhuódù)
— the measure of transparency of a fluid
Finnish:
sameus
— the measure of transparency of a fluid
Japanese:
混濁度
(kondakudo)
— the measure of transparency of a fluid
Kapampangan:
kalabugan
— the measure of transparency of a fluid
Kapampangan:
kelabugan
— the measure of transparency of a fluid
Kazakh:
бұлдырлық
(būldyrlyq)
— the measure of transparency of a fluid
Kazakh:
лайлылық
(lailylyq)
— the measure of transparency of a fluid
Russian:
му́тность
(mútnostʹ)
— the measure of transparency of a fluid
