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ɪ noun
any instrument for measuring the water-vapor content of the atmosphere.
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hygrometer (haɪˈɡrɒmɪtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| any of various instruments for measuring humidity | |
| hygrometric | |
| —adj | |
| hygro'metrically | |
| —adv | |
| hy'grometry | |
| —n | |
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Hygrometer
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| hygrometer (hī-grŏm'ĭ-tər) Pronunciation Key
Any of several instruments that measure humidity. The most common type of hygrometer consists of two, side-by-side mercury or electronic thermometers, one of which has a dry bulb, and one of which has a bulb wrapped with a wet cotton or linen wick. As water evaporates from the wet bulb, it absorbs heat from the thermometer, driving down its temperature reading. The difference in temperature between the two thermometers is then used to calculate the relative humidity. This type of hygrometer is also called a psychrometer. Other hygrometers make use of the temperatures at which dew forms and disappears to calculate the relative humidity. Older hygrometers used the length of a strand of hair, which stretches when it absorbs moisture, to measure relative humidity. |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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hygrometer
instrument used in meteorological science to measure the humidity, or amount of water vapour in the air. Several major types of hygrometers are used to measure humidity.
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Example sentences
As if this weren't enough, a hygrometer has appeared on the wall next to the nightstand.
Also, a hair hygrometer needs frequent adjustment and calibration.
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