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humiture

[ hyoo-mi-cher, -choor or, often, yoo- ]
/ ˈhyu mɪ tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər or, often, ˈyu- /

noun

a measure of the discomfort most people feel because of the combined effects of atmospheric temperature and humidity; variously defined as Fahrenheit temperature plus some function of vapor pressure.
(formerly) the average of the Fahrenheit temperature and the relative humidity.

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Origin of humiture

humi(dity) + (tempera)ture

Words nearby humiture

humiliation, humilis, humility, HUMINT, Humism, humiture, hummable, hummel, hummer, humming, hummingbird
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Scientific definitions for humiture

humiture
[ hyōō′mĭ-chər ]

See heat index.
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