humedad

Spanish

Etymology

Haplological contraction of Latin humiditātem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /umeˈdad/ [u.meˈð̞að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: hu‧me‧dad

Noun

humedad f (plural humedades)

1. humidity
2. moisture
3. dampness, wetness, moistness

Derived terms

• cochinilla de humedad
• humedad relativa (“relative humidity, RH”)

Related terms

• humedecer
• húmedo

Further reading

• “humedad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10