Secchi disk

noun

A circular disk used to measure water transparency (and thus turbidity).

OriginItalian Secchi →
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Meanings

nounSecchi disk (plural Secchi disks)

plural Secchi disks · alternative Secchi disc

  1. A circular disk used to measure water transparency (and thus turbidity).

Origin

  1. ItalianSecchi
  2. EnglishSecchi disk

From Secchi + disk. From Italian Secchi, from Angelo Secchi.

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Translations

French disque de Secchi
  • disque de SecchiTranslations
Italian disco Secchi, disco di Secchi
  • disco SecchiTranslations
  • disco di SecchiTranslations
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APA

Secchi disk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Secchi%20disk

MLA

“Secchi disk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Secchi%20disk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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