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hu·mid·i·ty
(hyo͞o-mĭd′ĭ-tē)n.
1. Dampness, especially of the air.
2. Relative humidity.
[Middle English humidite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin hūmiditās, from Latin hūmidus, humid; see humid.]
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humidity
(hjuːˈmɪdɪtɪ)n
1. the state of being humid; dampness
2. (General Physics) a measure of the amount of moisture in the air. See relative humidity, absolute humidity
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hu•mid•i•ty
(hyuˈmɪd ɪ ti; often yu-)n.
1. humid condition; moistness; dampness.
3. an uncomfortably high amount of relative humidity.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin]
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hu·mid·i·ty
(hyo͞o-mĭd′ĭ-tē)The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
humidity
1. A measure of the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.
2. The measure of the amount of water vapor in air, given as either the absolute or relative humidity.
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Noun | 1. | humidity - wetness in the atmosphere wetness - the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks" mugginess - a state of warm humidity |
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humidity
noun damp, moisture, dampness, wetness, moistness, sogginess, dankness, clamminess, mugginess, humidness The heat and humidity were insufferable.
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Translations
رُطُوبَةٌرُطوبَه
vlhkost
fugtighed
kosteus
vlažnost
raki
湿気
습기
fuktighetluftfuktighet
ความชื้น
độ ẩm
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humidity
[hjuːˈmɪdɪti] n [weather] → humidité flevel of humidity, humidity level → taux m d'humidité
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humidity
n → (Luft)feuchtigkeit f
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humid
(ˈhjuːmid) adjective damp. a humid climate.
huˈmidity nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
humidity
→ رُطُوبَةٌ vlhkost fugtighed Luftfeuchtigkeit υγρασία humedad kosteus humidité vlažnost umidità 湿気 습기 vochtigheid fuktighet zawilgocenie humidade, umidade влажность fuktighet ความชื้น nem độ ẩm 湿度Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
hu·mid·i·ty
n. humedad.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
humidity
n humedad fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.