HYGROMETRY
\ha͡ɪɡɹˈɒmətɹi], \haɪɡɹˈɒmətɹi], \h_aɪ_ɡ_ɹ_ˈɒ_m_ə_t_ɹ_i]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
The art of measuring the moisture in the atmosphere, and of bodies generally.
-
HYGROMETRIC, HYGROMETRICAL.
By Daniel Lyons
-
The part of physics which concerns the measurement of the dryness or humidity of the atmosphere. It is probable, that diseases are as frequently caused by the varying moisture of the atmosphere or by changes in its weight or temperature. The hygrometer ought, consequently, to form part of every apparatus for medical meteorological observations.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Word of the day
SQ10,643
- A serotonin antagonist with limited antihistaminic, anticholinergic, and immunosuppressive activity.