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HYGROMETRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

Instrument used to measure the humidity of the air.

OBS

Formerly often applied to a contrivance for simply indicating the comparative humidity to which the name "hygroscope" is more properly given.

Key term(s)
  • hygrometre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Appareil qui sert à mesurer l'humidité de l'air.

OBS

Il ne faut pas confondre l'hygromètre avec l'hygroscope.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

Aparato utilizado para medir la humedad del aire.

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