ACIDITY

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does acidity mean? 

• ACIDITY (noun)
  The noun ACIDITY has 3 senses:

1. the property of being acidic
2. the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
3. pH values below 7

  Familiarity information: ACIDITY used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACIDITY (noun)

Meaning:

The property of being acidic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

acidity; sourness; sour

Hypernyms ("acidity" is a kind of...):

taste property (a property appreciated via the sense of taste)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acidity"):

acerbity; tartness (a sharp sour taste)

vinegariness; vinegarishness (a sourness resembling that of vinegar)

Meaning:

The taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

acidulousness; acidity

Hypernyms ("acidity" is a kind of...):

sour; sourness; tartness (the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth)

Meaning:

PH values below 7

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("acidity" is a kind of...):

pH; pH scale ((from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is more basic and less than 7 is more acidic))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acidity"):

hyperacidity (excessive acidity)

Antonym:

alkalinity (pH values above 7)