Definitions for hygrometer
haɪˈgrɒm ɪ tərhy·grom·e·ter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hygrometernoun

   measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. hygrometernoun

   An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity

2. Etymology: From hygromètre, from

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hygrometernoun

   An instrument to measure the degrees of moisture.

   Etymology: ὑγϱὸς and μετϱέω; hygrometre, French.

   A sponge, perhaps, might be a better hygrometer than the earth of the river. John Arbuthnot, on Air.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hygrometer

   A hygrometer is an instrument used to measure the amount of water vapor in air, in soil, or in confined spaces. Humidity measurement instruments usually rely on measurements of some other quantities such as temperature, pressure, mass, a mechanical or electrical change in a substance as moisture is absorbed. By calibration and calculation, these measured quantities can lead to a measurement of humidity. Modern electronic devices use the temperature of condensation (called the dew point), or they sense changes in electrical capacitance or resistance to measure humidity differences. A crude hygrometer was invented by Leonardo da Vinci in 1480. Major leaps came forward during the 1600s; Francesco Folli invented a more practical version of the device, while Robert Hooke improved a number of meteorological devices including the hygrometer. A more modern version was created by Swiss polymath Johann Heinrich Lambert in 1755. Later, in the year 1783, Swiss physicist and Geologist Horace Bénédict de Saussure invented the first hygrometer using human hair to measure humidity. The maximum amount of water vapor that can be held in a given volume of air (saturation) varies greatly by temperature; cold air can hold less mass of water per unit volume than hot air. Temperature can change humidity.

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1. hygrometer

   A hygrometer is a scientific instrument used to measure the amount of humidity and water vapor in the atmosphere, soil, or other confined spaces.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Hygrometernoun

   an instrument for measuring the degree of moisture of the atmosphere

2. Etymology: [Gr. wet, moist + -meter: cf. F. hygromtre.]

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1. Hygrometer

   A hygrometer is an instrument used for measuring the moisture content in the environment. Humidity measurement instruments usually rely on measurements of some other quantity such as temperature, pressure, mass or a mechanical or electrical change in a substance as moisture is absorbed. By calibration and calculation, these measured quantities can lead to a measurement of humidity. Modern electronic devices use temperature of condensation, or changes in electrical capacitance or resistance to measure humidity differences.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hygrometer

   hī-grom′et-ėr, n. an instrument for measuring the moisture in the atmosphere, or its relative humidity.—n. Hygrom′etry, the art of measuring the moisture in the atmosphere, and of bodies generally.—adjs. Hygromet′ric, -al. [Gr. hygros, wet, metron, a measure.]

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hygrometer

   An instrument for determining the moisture in the air. One form consists of a pair of thermometers, one of which has its bulb wrapped in cloth which is kept moist during the observation. The evaporation is more or less rapid according to the dryness or moisture of the air, and as the temperature varies with this evaporation the relative readings of the two thermometers give the basis for calculating the hygrometric state of the air. Another form determines the temperature at which dew is deposited on a silver surface, whence the calculations are made.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hygrometer

   An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of moisture in the atmosphere.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hygrometer

   An instrument for measuring the degree of moisture of the atmosphere.

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   The numerical value of hygrometer in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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   The numerical value of hygrometer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hygrometer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hygrometer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hygrometer
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygrometer
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hygrometer
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hygrometer
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hygrometer
9. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=hygrometer
10. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
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11. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
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