hygrometer
1
7.7
- noun
- /haɪˈɡrɒmɪtər/
- Specialized
:
higrómetro
- The Cloud Catcher's hygrometer is overloading the capacity of its pressurized internal containment chamber!
- hygrometer and thermometer
- hygrometer measures humidity
Examples
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You’re meaning my hygrometer.
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The humidity should be monitored with a hygrometer or a psychrometer.
Academic text (1994) -
I mean, we should be able to see this, this hygrometer actually go down to that value or close to it.
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Amy bought a hygrometer, not trusting herself.
Fiction book (1997) -
8 pair of underwear, 2 sextants, 3 burgundy sweaters, 1 thermometer, 1 hygrometer, 1 barometer.
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"I'd probably water you to death," she told Ben-David, bending over the pot clutching the hygrometer's slender metal spike.
Fiction book (1997) -
The hygrometer uses a sulfonated polystyrene strip as a sensing element; conductance varies as water vapor is absorbed.
Academic text (2005) -
A hygrometer is essential for anyone wanting to accurately measure humidity levels in their home.
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Using a hygrometer, she was able to keep her plants healthy by maintaining the right humidity.
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He purchased a hygrometer to monitor the humidity in his wine cellar.
Synonyms
An instrument that measures moisture in the air using a wet thermometer and a dry thermometer
A tool that measures how much water is in the air
A tool that shows changes in the amount of water in the air
A tool that measures and controls how much water is in the air
How Accurate
- Specialized
1
7.7
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
hygrometer = hygro + meter
This is a learned scientific formation from the combining form 'hygro-' and 'meter', but the components are not transparent to most B1 learners.
Etymology
The word hygrometer comes from the Greek parts hygro- meaning 'moist' or 'wet' and -meter meaning 'measure'. Like a thermometer measures heat, a hygrometer measures the amount of moisture in the air, so it tells you the humidity.