relative humidity
The ratio of the actual amount of water vapor present in the air to the saturation…The ratio of the actual amount of water vapor (absolute humidity) present in the air to the saturation point at the same temperature, usually expressed as a percentage.
» You can use a psychrometer to measure relative humidity.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The ratio of the actual amount of water vapor (absolute humidity) present in the air to the saturation point at the same temperature, usually expressed as a percentage.
относи́тельная вла́жностьotnosítelʹnaja vlážnostʹ, относи́тельная вла́жность во́здухаotnosítelʹnaja vlážnostʹ vózduxa
the ratio of the amount of water in the air at a given temperature to the maximum amount it could hold at that temperature; expressed as a percentage
Examples
3 sentencesYou can use a psychrometer to measure relative humidity.
A sling psychrometer is used to measure relative humidity.
The relative humidity is the difference between the maximum humidity and the actual humidity expressed in percentages.
deDie relative Luftfeuchtigkeit ist die prozentual ausgedrückte tatsächliche Luftfeuchtigkeit im Verhältnis zur maximalen. — sigfrido
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: relative humidities| Singular | relative humidity |
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable