hygrometry

[hahy-grom-i-tree]

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noun

the branch of physics that deals with the measurement of the humidity of air and gases.

Origin of hygrometry

First recorded in 1775–85; hygro- + -metry

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Related Words for hygrometry

Nilometer, hygrometry, pluviometer, udometer

Examples from the Web for hygrometry

Historical Examples of hygrometry

The dew-point method is indeed in some ways a fundamental method of hygrometry.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3
Various
The study of the moisture conditions of the atmosphere, or hygrometry, is therefore a matter of general interest and importance.
Physics
Willis Eugene Tower

hygrometry in Medicine

hygrometry

[hī-grŏm′ĭ-trē]

n.

psychrometry

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