humid vapor

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• Humid — Hu mid (h[=u] m[i^]d), a. [L. humidus, umidus, fr. humere, umere, to be moist; akin to uvidus moist, Gr. ygro s, Skr. uksh to wet, sprinkle, and Icel. v[ o]kr moist, and perh. to E. ox: cf. F. humide.] Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• humid — [hyo͞o′mid, yo͞o′mid] adj. [Fr humide < L humidus < humere, altered (after humus) < umere, to be moist: see HUMOR] full of water vapor; damp; moist SYN. WET …   English World dictionary

• humid heat — noun the heat capacity (specific heat) of humid air, expressed per unit mass of dry air in the mixture. The engineering symbol is c. For ordinary engineering calculations in the range 0 to 50°C the following expressions are used to calculate… …   Wiktionary

• humid — humidly, adv. humidness, n. /hyooh mid/ or, often, /yooh /, adj. containing a high amount of water or water vapor; noticeably moist: humid air; a humid climate. [1375 1425; late ME < L (h)umidus, equiv. to (h)um(ere) to be moist + idus ID4] Syn.… …   Universalium

• humid — adjective Containing sensible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth; consisting of water or vapor. , 1667 , Paradise Lost (1667) Syn: damp, moist …   Wiktionary

• humid — hu•mid [[t]ˈhyu mɪd[/t]] often [[t]ˈyu [/t]] adj. containing a high amount of water or water vapor: humid air[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L (h)ūmidus=(h)ūm(ēre) to be moist hu′mid•ly, adv. hu′mid•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• Contrail — Vapor Trail redirects here. For other uses, see Vapor Trail (disambiguation). For other uses, see Contrail (disambiguation). Cirrus aviaticus Contrails from a S7 Airlines Tupolev Tu 154M …   Wikipedia

• Humidity — is the amount of water vapor in the air. In daily language the term humidity is normally taken to mean relative humidity. Relative humidity is defined as the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor in a parcel of air to the saturated vapor… …   Wikipedia

• Dew point — The dew point is the temperature to which a given parcel of humid air must be cooled, at constant barometric pressure, for water vapor to condense into liquid water. The condensed water is called dew when it forms on a solid surface. The dew… …   Wikipedia

• Density of air — The density of air, ρ (Greek: rho) (air density), is the mass per unit volume of Earth s atmosphere, and is a useful value in aeronautics and other sciences. Air density decreases with increasing altitude, as does air pressure. It also changes… …   Wikipedia

• Evaporative cooler — An evaporative cooler, photographed in Rocky Ford, Colorado, used in the drier parts of the American West to provide economical cooling …   Wikipedia