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hygrometry

[ hahy-grom-i-tree ]

/ haɪˈgrɒm ɪ tri /

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noun

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

RELATED WORDS

Nilometer, pluviometer, udometer

Nearby words

hygrograph, hygrology, hygroma, hygrometer, hygrometric, hygrometry, hygrophilous, hygrophyte, hygroscope, hygroscopic, hygrostat

Origin of hygrometry

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

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Examples from the Web for hygrometry

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

Medicine definitions for hygrometry

hygrometry

[ hī-grŏm′ĭ-trē ]

n.

psychrometry

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