humidity
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English humidite, from Old French humidité, from Medieval Latin humiditas, from Latin umidus (“damp, moist, wet”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/, /hjuːˈmɪd.ɪ.ti/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /hjuˈmɪd.ə.ti/, [hjuˈmɪɾ.ə.ti], [hjuˈmɪɾ.ə.ɾi]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /hjʉːˈmɪd.ə.ti/, [hjuːˈmɪɾ.ə.ti], [hjuːˈmɪɾ.ə.ɾi]
- Rhymes: -ɪdəti
- Hyphenation: hu‧mi‧di‧ty
Noun
[edit]humidity (usually uncountable, plural humidities)
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]dampness, especially that of the air
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amount of water vapour in the air
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See also
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