HUMIDITY

humidity, humidness

(noun) wetness in the atmosphere

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

humidity (usually uncountable, plural humidities)

Dampness, especially that of the air.

The amount of water vapour in the air.

Source: Wiktionary


Hu*mid"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. humidité.]

Definition: Moisture; dampness; a moderate degree of wetness, which is perceptible to the eye or touch; -- used especially of the atmosphere, or of anything which has absorbed moisture from the atmosphere, as clothing.

Note: In hygrometrical reports (as of the United States Signal Service) complete saturation of the air is designated by Humidity 100, and its partial saturation by smaller numbers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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