hu|mid|i|ty

hu|mid|i|ty
hu|mid|i|ty «hyoo MIHD uh tee», noun.
1. the state of being humid; moistness; dampness: »

The humidity of soil helps plants to grow.

2. the amount of moisture in the air. The relative humidity is the ratio between the amount of water vapor present in the air and the greatest amount the air could contain at the same temperature. »

On a hot, sultry day the humidity is high. The humidity today is 90 per cent.

[< Middle French humidité, learned borrowing from Latin hūmiditās < hūmidus humid]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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