What does moisture mean?
Definitions for moisture
ˈmɔɪs tʃərmois·ture
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Princeton's WordNet
moisture, wetnoun
wetness caused by water
"drops of wet gleamed on the window"
Wiktionary
moisturenoun
A moderate degree of wetness. --Francis Bacon.
moisturenoun
That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid;liquid in small quantity.
All my body's moisture Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat. -William Shakespeare
moisturenoun
Skin moisture noted as: dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Moisturenoun
Small quantity of water or liquid.
Etymology: moiteur, Fr. from moist.
Sometimes angling to a little river near hand, which, for the moisture it bestowed upon roots of some flourishing trees, was rewarded with their shadow. Philip Sidney.
All my body’s moisture
Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat. William Shakespeare.Set such plants as require much moisture upon sandy, dry grounds. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 526.
While dryness moisture, coldness heat resists,
All that we have, and that we are, subsists. John Denham.If some penurious source by chance appear’d
Scanty of waters, when you scoop’d it dry,
And offer’d the full helmet up to Cato,
Did he not dash th’ untasted moisture from him. Addison.
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moisture
Moisture refers to the presence of water, often in trace amounts, found in the atmosphere, in various substances, or on surfaces. It can exist in liquid, solid, and gaseous forms. It is also associated with dampness, humidity, or wetness, and is vital for various natural and biological processes.
Webster Dictionary
Moisturenoun
a moderate degree of wetness
Moisturenoun
that which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity
Etymology: [Cf. OF. moistour, F. moiteur.]
Wikidata
Moisture
Humidity is the amount of moisture the air can hold before it rains. Moisture refers to the presence of a liquid, especially water, often in trace amounts. Small amounts of water may be found, for example, in the air, in foods, and in various commercial products.
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Anagrams for moisture »
misroute
semitour
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of moisture in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of moisture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of moisture in a Sentence
What they want is to build the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada range, because that's a slow release of the moisture once it melts in the spring.
We had unusually high moisture and a very, very strong weather system that came through.
It has a lower melting point than the commercially made kind, and also has low moisture, which means it will melt quicker and more evenly.
Here in Utah, we are seeing weather typical of the 1930s during the Dust Bowl. It is so dry, and you have that aridity in the earth, and you get a fire that is sucking all the moisture out of the air. You're going to have these crazy, catastrophic fires.
Farmers could get away with no rain in March but they will desperately need a break in April. There is no moisture in the soil, it could get very bad.
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