hygrometricadj.

/hʌɪɡrəʊˈmɛtrɪk/

Etymology: < modern Latin hygrometricus: see -ic suffix; in French hygrométrique (1783).

1. Belonging to hygrometry; measuring, or relating to, the degree of humidity of the atmosphere or other bodies.

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the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > [adjective] > relating to measurement of humidity

hygrometrical1773

hygroscopic1775

hygroscopical1775

hygrometric1813

psychrometric1838

psychrometrical1843

1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia at Hygrometer The grass is superior to any other substance..for hygrometric purposes.

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 641 Shallow pans of water placed over the stove may keep the air in its proper hygrometric state.

1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. II. xvi. 10 Hygrometric observations made at different hours.

2. = hygroscopic adj. 2.

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the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > [adjective] > relating to measurement of humidity > specifically of bodies that indicate humidity levels

hygrometric1785

hygroscopic1790

hygrometrical1861

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxxii. 494 One species of Mnium, whose filaments..are so sensible of moisture, that it has obtained the name of hygrometric.

1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 835 When the Bryum flexuosum is moist, the capsules lie concealed amongst the leaves by a singular hygrometric quality in the fruit-stalk; but, as the moisture exhales, they become nearly upright.

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. I. 208 This starch..being less hygrometric than wheat starch, retains a more permanent..glaze.

1862 C. Darwin On Var. Contrivances Orchids Fertilised v. 190 The contraction and consequent movement is hygrometric in its nature.

3. Said of water or moisture so diffused as to be apparent only by the humidity that it imparts.

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the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > [adjective] > of diffused moisture which imparts humidity

hygrometrica1835

hygroscopic1862

a1835 J. Macculloch Proofs & Illustr. Attributes God (1837) III. xlii. 94 The dissolved or hygrometric water.

c1865 J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 410/1 Absence of hygrometric moisture.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	hygrometric
释义	hygrometricadj. /hʌɪɡrəʊˈmɛtrɪk/ Etymology: < modern Latin hygrometricus: see -ic suffix; in French hygrométrique (1783). 1. Belonging to hygrometry; measuring, or relating to, the degree of humidity of the atmosphere or other bodies. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > [adjective] > relating to measurement of humidity hygrometrical1773 hygroscopic1775 hygroscopical1775 hygrometric1813 psychrometric1838 psychrometrical1843 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia at Hygrometer The grass is superior to any other substance..for hygrometric purposes. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 641 Shallow pans of water placed over the stove may keep the air in its proper hygrometric state. 1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. II. xvi. 10 Hygrometric observations made at different hours. 2. = hygroscopic adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > [adjective] > relating to measurement of humidity > specifically of bodies that indicate humidity levels hygrometric1785 hygroscopic1790 hygrometrical1861 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxxii. 494 One species of Mnium, whose filaments..are so sensible of moisture, that it has obtained the name of hygrometric. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 835 When the Bryum flexuosum is moist, the capsules lie concealed amongst the leaves by a singular hygrometric quality in the fruit-stalk; but, as the moisture exhales, they become nearly upright. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. I. 208 This starch..being less hygrometric than wheat starch, retains a more permanent..glaze. 1862 C. Darwin On Var. Contrivances Orchids Fertilised v. 190 The contraction and consequent movement is hygrometric in its nature. 3. Said of water or moisture so diffused as to be apparent only by the humidity that it imparts. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > [adjective] > of diffused moisture which imparts humidity hygrometrica1835 hygroscopic1862 a1835 J. Macculloch Proofs & Illustr. Attributes God (1837) III. xlii. 94 The dissolved or hygrometric water. c1865 J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 410/1 Absence of hygrometric moisture. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adj.1785
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