turbid
IPA: tɝbˈɪd
adjective
- Having the lees or sediment disturbed; not clear. (of a liquid)
- Smoky or misty.
- Unclear; confused; obscure.
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Examples of "turbid" in Sentences
- Water in the bay is very turbid.
- Are the waters of the creek turbid or not
- It is not used in turbid waters with poor visibility.
- It is found in turbid lagoons at depths between 1 and 40 m.
- If the suspension is not turbid enough, more bacteria can be added.
- It is found mostly in turbid and deep waters with moderate current.
- A deposit filtering apparatus and method for filtering turbid liquids.
- Areas of high productivity tend to be somewhat turbid from plankton blooms.
- It is a deposit filtering apparatus and method for filtering turbid liquids.
- If the bacterial suspension is too turbid, it can be diluted with more diluent.
- ; 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.
- “Match the hue to the water conditions: black in turbid water, bright colors in stained, and silver in clear, for example. “
- Richard Lenski (concerning turbidity), and then search the pdf for "turbid" for me to observe that the actual data are not there.
- Let us carry our experiments a step further, and see what effect what is known as a turbid medium has upon the illuminating value of different parts of the spectrum.
- Flies: The traditional advice is to use black in turbid water and light colors in clear water, but I’ve always had better results with darker flies — black, green, and brown.
- This adaptation allows the fish to live in turbid, stagnant waters low in dissolved oxygen: under such conditions, it may obtain as much as 70 percent of the oxygen it needs from the atmosphere.
- Weary of waiting longer for the weather, we start at last on a somewhat doubtful morning, and find the paths wet and slippery, and the mountain streams all turbid from the rain of the last three days.
- To unite a killer mix of artificial and live bait — giving a larger, bulkier target in turbid waters — hook a minnow in the head on the middle treble, adding a treble stinger if strikes are short, and drop it to the bottom.