Freshwater
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɹɛʃˌwɔːtə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Freshwater is an adjective meaning Living in fresh water.
Meaning
Living in fresh water.
More Meanings
- Consisting of fresh water.
- (nautical) Unskilled as a seaman.
- (US, economics) Neoclassical, in reference to the macroeconomics and economic departments near the Great Lakes.
- (countable) A body of fresh water.
- Alternative form of fresh water.
Example Sentences
The trout is a freshwater fish.
Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake in terms of volume.
Schematic diagram of the viscosity effect during the injection of freshwater.
Fossils with low Sr/Ca ratios indicating origin in a freshwater of a type which has a low Sr/Ca ratio: […]
Word Forms
- freshwaters
Synonyms for freshwater
Depending on context, synonyms include sweetwater, fresh.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fresh, fresh-water, aquatic, riparian, water, landlocked.
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