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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Humidity \Hu*mid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. humidit['e].]
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.
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Specifically: The content of water vapor in the air, expressed as a percent of the maximum amount of water vapor that the air can hold at the given temperature; also called relative humidity. The capacity of the air to hold moisture increases with temperature, so if the temperature changes without changing the absolute content of the atmospheric moisture, the relative humidity will also change.
relative humidity Same as humidity[2].
Note: In hygrometrical reports (as of the United States Signal Service) complete saturation of the air by water vapor is designated by a relative humidity of 100, and its partial saturation by smaller numbers in direct proportion to the actual content of water vapor.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Old French humidité, from Latin humiditatem (nominative humiditas), from humidus (see humid).
Wiktionary
n. 1 dampness, especially that of the air. 2 the amount of water vapour in the air.
WordNet
n. wetness in the atmosphere [syn: humidness]
Wikipedia
Humidity is a 2016 Serbian drama film directed by Nikola Ljuca. It was selected as one of five films that could be selected as the Serbian submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.
Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air. Water vapor is the gaseous state of water and is invisible. Humidity indicates the likelihood of precipitation, dew, or fog. Higher humidity reduces the effectiveness of sweating in cooling the body by reducing the rate of evaporation of moisture from the skin. This effect is calculated in a heat index table or humidex. The amount of water vapor that is needed to achieve saturation increases as the temperature increases. As temperature decreases, the amount of water vapor needed to reach saturation also decreases. As the temperature of a parcel of air becomes lower it will eventually reach the point of saturation without adding or losing water mass. The differences in the amount of water vapor in a parcel of air can be quite large, for example; A parcel of air that is near saturation may contain 28 grams of water per cubic meter of air at −1 °C, but only 8 grams of water per cubic meter of air at −12 °C
There are three main measurements of humidity: absolute, relative and specific. Absolute humidity is the water content of air at a given temperature expressed in gram per cubic meter. Relative humidity, expressed as a percent, measures the current absolute humidity relative to the maximum (highest point) for that temperature. Specific humidity is a ratio of the water vapor content of the mixture to the total air content on a mass basis.
Humidity (2000) is an album by the American ambient musician Robert Rich. It is a three disc set of live material recorded in 1998.
Disc one was recorded on April 2, 1998 at Stanford University’s KZSU radio station as part of their annual Day of Noise event. Disc two was recorded on May 9, 1998 at the Beyond Music Sound Festival in Venice, California. Disc three was recorded on May 10, 1998 during an in-store concert at the Moby Disc in Pasadena, California.
The composition for track two of disc one was originally released on the 1993 multi-artist compilation DeepNet. Track four of disc one and track five of disc three were co-composed with Brian “ Lustmord” Williams and were originally released on Rich and Lustmord's 1995 collaboration Stalker. Track two of disc three was originally composed for Rich's 1994 collaboration with Lisa Moskow, Yearning. Track four of disc three is a reworking of Rich's 1994 release Night Sky Replies. All other material on this album was improvised.
Usage examples of "humidity".
The low humidity was an excellent factor in their preservation, and although the avionics and weaponry were outdated, money could cure that.
Air temperature, ground temperature, humidity, sunlight, precipitation, wind speed, and obstacles such as buildings and terrain all influence the success of any effort to disperse biochem agents.
It was easily in the nineties, in terms both of temperature and humidity, and my thin petticoats clung soddenly to my lower limbs.
They were all perspiring in the humidity by now, though Sternberg led the field in gabardine slacks and a forehead full of tributaries.
She popped condroitin and glucosamine daily but this Carolina humidity and heatit was hell on her poor joints.
Beyond it was a burial ground --a dreadful spot in which the night was very slowly stirring, but where I could dimly see heaps of dishonoured graves and stones, hemmed in by filthy houses with a few dull lights in their windows and on whose walls a thick humidity broke out like a disease.
He would also wear a small pouch containing instruments for scientific measurement, including a digital thermometer, a hygrometer for measuring humidity, and a manometer for measuring atmospheric pressure.
HOURS HAD PASSED, and still the air was so thick with humidity Merissa felt each breath.
I went off to crawl under the covers, which were damp from humidity and gave off a mildewy odor.
When 2 million fish, mostly tilapia, died on August 27-28, the shoreline quickly became a putrefying, malodorous mass of carcasses rotting in 120 degree heat and 75 percent humidity.
Among the crocheted doilies of missionary artisanship and hammered copper plates representing idealized tribal maidens or trumpeting elephants that were African bourgeois taste, there hung in the dimness Edward Lear watercolours of Italy and Stubbs sporting prints swollen with humidity and spotted as blighted leaves.
In his correspondence with Goethe it is exasperating to observe that these great poets kept so little reserve vim in stock that a slight change of temperature or humidity, or even a dark day, was enough to overdraw their health account and bankrupt their work.
This was another large prefabricated warehouse, fitted with airtight doors and a powerful air-conditioning unit to maintain the scrolls in an atmosphere of optimum temperature and humidity.
Twenty-four was wearing a singlet and shorts against the heat and humidity of the kitchen.
Inside the suits, they tried to blink the unevaporated sweat from their eyes and slowly cooked in the high humidity.