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Definition of Humidity
1. Noun. Wetness in the atmosphere.
Generic synonyms: Wetness
Specialized synonyms: Mugginess
Derivative terms: Humid, Humidify, Humid
Definition of Humidity
1. n. 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.
Definition of Humidity
1. Noun. dampness, especially that of the air. ¹
2. Noun. the amount of water vapour in the air. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Humidity
1. moisture of the air [n -TIES]
Medical Definition of Humidity
1. 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. 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. Origin: Cf. F. Humidite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Humidity
Literary usage of Humidity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) (1881)
"I may almost say, that no one need be told that air or the atmosphere at every
temperature has its own absolute humidity of saturation, and although tables ..."
2. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) (1901)
"Low humidity and High Temperature.—A correspondent in Jamaica recently wrote
stating that he wanted "to find out what was the relative humidity of the ..."
3. Modern Geography for High Schools by Rollin D. Salisbury, Harlan Harland Barrows, Walter Sheldon Tower (1913)
"humidity Absolute and relative humidity. The amount of moisture which the air
contains is its absolute humidity. The percentage of moisture which air ..."
4. Modern Geography for High Schools by Rollin D. Salisbury, Harlan Harland Barrows, Walter Sheldon Tower (1913)
"Thus the higher the temperature the greater the amount of water vapor necessary
for saturation. humidity and relative humidity. The amount of moisture the ..."
5. The Journal of Home Economics by American Home Economics Association (1915)
"INDOOR humidity L. R INGERSOLL Associate Professor of Physics, University of
Wisconsin It is a commonly recognized fact that the air in our houses is too ..."
6. Handbook of Climatology by Julius von Hann (1903)
"As the relative humidity usually varies greatly during the day, it is necessary,
... It is also important to include the minima of the humidity. ..."
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