humidity - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • air: The relative humidity of the air is the ratio of the actual amount of moisture in the air to the saturated amount.
  • %: The relative humidity of 51 % was the lowest seen during the month.

Converse of object

  • adjust: Adjust the humidity further if you like and stay in 10 or so minutes again.
  • maintain: Maintain humidity to avoid red spider mite by damping down with the hosepipe.
  • reduce: Reducing relative humidity to 50 % or less will ensure mites don't have a chance.

Adjective modifier

  • relative: Relative humidity was 100 % within all setts at all times of year.
  • ambient: For raw lacquer to polymerise, high ambient humidity is required.
  • atmospheric: Atmospheric humidity Have you ever considered how much humidity will be released to the air of the room in one day?
  • excessive: Excessive humidity or dryness can ruin an instrument probably quicker than you think.
  • absolute: The absolute air humidity or true water vapor content of air is independent of temperature.
  • high: History Cotton is most easily worked in a place with high humidity.

Modifies a noun

  • sensor: The humidity sensor is integral to the temperature sensor.
  • measurement: Seen in general terms, humidity measurement is more difficult to carry out than the measurement of temperature, pressure, length or weight.
  • chamber: Powdery mildew on barley Barley leaves in controlled humidity chamber Refereed publications [ 1 ] Newton AC, 1989.
  • level: Sticky, greasy surface: Humidity level is too high.
  • reading: The absolute lowest relative humidity reading in May was 28 % at 1350 GMT on 12 th.
  • indicator: The man's hand is pointing to the humidity indicator.

Noun used with modifier

  • air: There have been sensors for measuring air humidity for about 400 years.
  • cent: The intense heat, 90 per cent humidity and an obvious lack of refrigeration does not seem to affect the quality of the food.
  • %: Below 25 % humidity a uniform layer of water forms.

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