humidity

English Online Dictionary. What means humidity‎? What does humidity mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English humidite, from Old French humidité, from Medieval Latin humiditas, from Latin umidus (“damp, moist, wet”).

Morphologically humid +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/, /hjuːˈmɪd.ɪ.ti/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /hjuˈmɪd.ə.ti/, [hjuˈmɪɾ.ə.ti], [hjuˈmɪɾ.ə.ɾi]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /hjʉːˈmɪd.ə.ti/, [hjʉːˈmɪɾ.ə.ti], [hjʉːˈmɪɾ.ə.ɾi]
• Rhymes: -ɪdəti
• Hyphenation: hu‧mi‧di‧ty

Noun

humidity (usually uncountable, plural humidities)

1. Dampness, especially that of the air.
2. The amount of water vapour in the air.

Derived terms

Related terms

• humid
• humidifier
• humidify

Translations

See also

• dew point
• hygrometer

See also

• humidity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia