humidity
noun
Examples of humidity in a Sentence
Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Exposure to Environmental Conditions: Extreme temperature fluctuations and humidity can weaken seams and connections, causing duct leakage, and pests (such as rodents) can damage or bend ductwork.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
Heavy clouds rolled overhead, clearing out the day’s humidity in Sri Lanka’s central highlands.
—Erin Vivid Riley, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
Mixing humidity and zero breathability together often leaves you an overheated and sweaty mess in a rain jacket, but this one keeps you comfortable and ventilated without allowing for any leakage.
—Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
Long, broad sheets of exposed film, still light-sensitive, will evolve over the run of the Whitney Biennial, thanks to the glare and humidity of the museum.
—Martha Schwendener, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Gabriel tried to distract himself with the tactile sensations of farming: wet dirt stiffening his hands and massing under his nails; cold creeping through his jeans and long underwear; humidity swelling through his sinuses.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2024
Certain factors, including aging, low humidity, cold temperatures, chemical irritants, and skin conditions, can reduce ceramides.
—Lisa Desantis, Health, 22 Mar. 2024
Factors other than the temperature, such as precipitation, humidity and sunlight, have relatively little effect on the timing of spring, said Richard B. Primack, a biologist at Boston University.
—Harry Stevens, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
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15th century, in the meaning defined above
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