FISHTERM bilingual dictionary Search results for 'Fresh water' (1 record(s))
RECORD No. | 12 |
AUTHOR | ELAD D. F. |
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LAST UPDATE | 2022-11-16 00:00:00 |
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TERM | * Fresh water statut: préféré ; * freshwater (noun) statut: admis ; * sweet water (noun) statut: admis ; * fresh-water (noun) statut: admis ; * unsalted water (noun) statut: admis ; * non-saline water (noun) statut: admis ; * non-salty water (noun) statut: admis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PART OF SPEECH | noun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PLURAL | Fresh waters ; sweet waters ; fresh water bodies ; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ETYMOLOGY | Freshwater, soft water, fresh-water, fresh water and sweet water are all synonyms for the same context. 1. Fresh water (with space) is the first orthography of freshwater (without space), most popular before the 20th century. It was later replaced and pushed to second most popular term by the shorter orthography, freshwater (without space) in the 1970. Today, freshwater is the most popular of all synonyms for this concept. Origin of freshwater: 2. Freshwater came from Middle English freche watur, equivalent to fresh + water. The term freshwater got into standard English usage around the 16th century. Earliest publications we could find were published after the 1550s. Some of which include:
Other international minor synonyms like ‘fresh-water’, ‘sweet water’ and ‘soft water’ are equally popularly used in some regions of the world. 3. ‘Soft water’ slipped in as a synonym in the 18th century, precisely around the 1710s. Some early publications we could find featuring this word are:
4. ‘Sweet water’ was first used in the 16th century. Some ancient books featuring ‘sweet water’ include:
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ETYMOLOGY SOURCE |
https://www.etymonline.com/word/fresh-water; FISHTERM Wikipedia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DEFINITION |
Naturally occurring liquid or frozen water with very low concentration in salt (less than 1,000 milligrams per litter of dissolved salts and salinity of less than 0.5), and low conductivity (conductivity often less than 200 µS/cm). It refers to all waters with low hardness including all inland aquatic systems such as streams, brooks, springs, rivers and lakes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DEFINITION SOURCE |
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (8th ed.) (2010). FISHTERM Wikipedia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTES | Freshwater, also called sweet water, fresh-water, unsalted water, non-saline water, non-salty water refers to water bodies, which are renewable, and variable, but finite natural resource. Fresh water bodies are replenished through the natural water cycle, in which water from oceans, seas, lakes, forests, land, rivers and reservoirs evaporates, forms clouds, and returns inland as precipitation. Characteristics of freshwater
Examples and forms of freshwater In our everyday lives, we do interact in one way or the other with freshwater forms. Freshwater takes many forms. The gaseous form (clouds), the liquid form (e.g. rain water, well water, ponds, lakes, springs, creeks, brooks, streams, rivers) and the solid form (like icebergs, snows). Facts about freshwater Authors hold that water covers about 75% of the earth’s surface, but just a very small proportion is fresh water that can be used directly by people, animals and plants because:
Fresh water should not be mistaken for soft water, as these are two different concepts. Below is a tabular breakdown of the major differences (table 1) and similarities (table 1) between freshwater and soft water. Table 1: differences between fresh and soft water
Table 2: similarities between soft and fresh water
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1. Decree No. 95/413 /PM of 20 June 1995 to lay down certain conditions for the application of fisheries regulations., Chapter I, article 2, paragraph 7:
" Fish farming: the rearing of animal species, especially fish, in fresh water. "
2. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, article 4:
" Fishery resources, within the context of this law, means fish, seafood, molluscs and algae from the marine, estuarine and fresh water environments, including sedentary animals in such environments. "