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hygroscope
[ hahy-gruh-skohp ]
noun
- an instrument that indicates the approximate humidity of the air.
hygroscope
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noun
- any device that indicates the humidity of the air without necessarily measuring it
hygroscope
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- An instrument that records changes in atmospheric humidity. Unlike a hygrometer, a hygroscope only indicates a change in relative humidity, without measuring the magnitude of the change.
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Origin of hygroscope1
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The third is, the hygroscope, moving the punch, which shews the difference between the moistest and driest airs.
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In this way a small area of the surface of the earth is converted into a hygroscope, and these test surfaces tell us whether the ground is cooled to the dew-point or not.
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