vapor wetness

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• wet — wetly, adv. wetness, n. wetter, n. wettish, adj. /wet/, adj., wetter, wettest, n., v., wet or wetted, wetting. adj. 1. moistened, covered, or soaked with water …   Universalium

• Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment — The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) is a research program of the World Climate Research Programme intended to observe, comprehend and models the Earth s water cycle. The experiment also observes how much energy the Earth receives …   Wikipedia

• Humidity — Hu*mid i*ty, n. [Cf. F. humidit[ e].] 1. Moisture; dampness; a moderate degree of wetness, which is perceptible to the eye or touch; used especially of the atmosphere, or of anything which has absorbed moisture from the atmosphere, as clothing.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• relative humidity — Humidity Hu*mid i*ty, n. [Cf. F. humidit[ e].] 1. Moisture; dampness; a moderate degree of wetness, which is perceptible to the eye or touch; used especially of the atmosphere, or of anything which has absorbed moisture from the atmosphere, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• relative humidity — Humidity Hu*mid i*ty, n. [Cf. F. humidit[ e].] 1. Moisture; dampness; a moderate degree of wetness, which is perceptible to the eye or touch; used especially of the atmosphere, or of anything which has absorbed moisture from the atmosphere, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• damp — dampish, adj. dampishly, adv. dampishness, n. damply, adv. dampness, n. /damp/, adj., damper, dampest, n., v. adj. 1. slightly wet; moist: damp weather; a damp towel …   Universalium

• wet — I. adjective (wetter; wettest) Etymology: Middle English, partly from past participle of weten to wet & partly from Old English wǣt wet; akin to Old Norse vātr wet, Old English wæter water Date: before 12th century 1. a. consisting of, containing …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• humidity — Moisture or dampness, as of the air. [L. humiditas, dampness] absolute h. the mass of water vapor actually present per unit volume of gas or air. relative h. the actual amount of water vapor present in the air or in a gas, divided by the amount… …   Medical dictionary

• damp — Synonyms and related words: abate, abridge, absorb the shock, acoustic tile, afterdamp, allay, alleviate, antiknock, arrest, asperge, asphyxiate, assimilate to, assuage, attemper, attenuate, baffle, baffler, balance, bank the fire, beat down,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• moisture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Dampness Nouns 1. moisture, moistness, humidity, dampness, wet[ness], dankness, clamminess; hygrometry. See water. 2. dew, fog, mist. See cloudiness, vapor. 3. wetlands, marsh[land], swamp[land],… …   English dictionary for students

• damp — 1. adjective her hair was damp Syn: moist, moistened, wettish, dampened, dampish; humid, steamy, muggy, clammy, sweaty, sticky, dank, moisture laden, wet, wetted; rainy, drizzly, showery, misty …   Thesaurus of popular words