[ US /ˈtɝbɪd/ ]
[ UK /tˈɜːbɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
    a cloudy liquid
    murky waters
    muddy coffee
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How To Use turbid In A Sentence

  • The first cycle initiated in the early Paleocene and represents a transition from Cretaceous marine turbidites and shales to subaerial fluvial sandstones and conglomerates.
  • Compact and light-weight waterproof hand-held turbidimeters are designed for portability and durability
  • ; the river raced in turbid waves; the sand drove in clouds; and the face of the sky was darkened as if by a London fog. A Thousand Miles Up the Nile
  • Several different species of fish inhabit these turbid shallow waters.
  • This turbidity, if I remember the cyclopædia aright, is tannate of fibrin, or leather. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home
  • All public water supplies in Laois were also fully compliant with the standards for ammonium, nitrate, nitrite, odour, pH and turbidity.
  • But after mechanical fishing dredges destroyed the oyster reefs early in the 20th Century, the water became increasingly turbid and oxygen deficient.
  • Several different species of fish inhabit these turbid shallow waters.
  • Surface water containing high turbidity may require sedimentation prior to chemical treatment.
  • Municipal water treatment plants must charge customers for the increased chemicals and electricity necessary for water treatment when influent raw water has high turbidity levels.
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