relative humidity

rel·a·tive hu·mid·i·ty

R r

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rel-uh-tiv hyoo-mid-i-tee or, often, yoo-]
- /ˈrɛl ə tɪv hyuˈmɪd ɪ ti or, often, yu-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rel-uh-tiv hyoo-mid-i-tee or, often, yoo-]
- /ˈrɛl ə tɪv hyuˈmɪd ɪ ti or, often, yu-/

Definitions of relative humidity words

noun relative humidity the amount of water vapor in the air, expressed as a percentage of the maximum amount that the air could hold at the given temperature; the ratio of the actual water vapor pressure to the saturation vapor pressure. Abbreviation: RH, rh. 1
noun relative humidity amount of moisture in the air 1
noun relative humidity the mass of water vapour present in the air expressed as a percentage of the mass that would be present in an equal volume of saturated air at the same temperature 0
noun relative humidity the amount of moisture in the air as compared with the maximum amount that the air could contain at the same temperature, expressed as a percentage 0

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20

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