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Hygrometer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Any of several instruments that measure atmospheric humidity.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. An instrument for measuring the degree of moisture of the atmosphere.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. An instrument for measuring the amount of the moisture of the atmosphere, or more accurately for determining the hygrometric state or relative humidity, which is the ratio between the actual amount of water-vapor present in the air and that required in order to saturate it completely.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere

Word Usage

"Portnoy advises using a humidity meter, also known as a hygrometer, to keep track of the humidity levels."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

measuring device measuring instrument measuring system

Cross Reference

dufour's hygrometer edelmann's hygrometer trouton's electrical dew-point hygrometer mason's hygrometer renoux-matern hygrometer

Hyponym

hygroscope hygrodeik psychrometer

Form

wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

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