humidity
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- noun
- /hjuːˈmɪdəti/
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humedad
- It's not so much the heat, it's the humidity that'll kill you.
- relative humidity
- high humidity
- temperature and humidity
It now has a temperature and humidity sensor inside.
- It now has a temperature and humidity sensor inside.
- This one can also handle heat, it can handle humidity, it can handle pollution.
- So the rain and the humidity killed the curls.
- It does have a temperature and humidity sensor.
- I'll also find that if it if it just needs water for humidity, I'll just water down below.
- And then as the gas got less humid, 'cause they decrease the humidity of the gas, that jute dried out.
- And so the singers particularly have rituals of the steam, the humidity in the room.
- And it is not pleasant to be outside when the humidity is that high.
- This neutralizes odors and it dries immediately so it absorbs humidity brilliantly well.
- And I had the seed trays under humidity domes.
- And so we don't know yet which level of humidity or temperature this particular virus likes.
- Which makes your makeup last all day in heat or humidity?
- So this is a sugar wall and it's in Singapore, so it's super high humidity.
Examples
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The humidity was so high that we felt sticky as soon as we stepped outside.humidity
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Even at its worst, the L.A. heat didn't have the kind of dense humidity Miami Beach did.
Fiction book (1991) -
So you get much, much lower humidity over here.
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It's the humidity that gets to you.
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Well, yeah, I had a cousin who went there, and, uh, the humidity, I think, is very high.
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The control group was placed in a box at the same temperature and humidity as the raising conditions.
Academic text (2015) -
OK, so despite the heat and humidity, it hasn't changed that much.
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The air is so full of humidity you can hardly push the sweat out of your pores.
Fiction book (1993) -
With dark clouds on the horizon, high humidity and thunderstorms on the way...
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However, there are significant differences in energy balance, temperature, humidity, and storm runoff between urban areas and rural surfaces.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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A small amount of water on or in something that makes it slightly wet
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Slight wetness in the air or on surfaces that makes them feel cold
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The amount of water in the air compared to the maximum it can hold at that temperature
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A slight wetness on a surface or in the air
Water in the air that makes it feel wet
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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The amount of water in the air compared to the maximum it can hold at that temperature
How Humid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Humidity comes from the old Latin word humidus, which means 'moist' or 'wet', and it shares the same root as the English word humid. So, humidity is the amount of moisture in the air, which is why high humidity makes the air feel heavy and sticky.