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What (who) is humid - definition

AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR IN THE AIR
Absolute humidity; Absolute Humidity; Relative humidity; Humid; Relative Humidity; Specific humidity; Moisture ratio; Specific Humidity; Air humidity; Relative air humidity; Hygric; Percent humidity; Humidity level; Relative humidities; Muggy
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  • [[Desiccant]] bag ([[silica gel]]), commonly included in packages containing electronic products to control humidity
  • ''[[Tillandsia usneoides]]'' in Tropical house, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It is growing where the climate is warm enough and has a relatively high average humidity.
  • A [[hygrothermograph]] for humidity and temperature recording
  • Hygrometer for domestic use, wet/dry psychrometer type

humid         
You use humid to describe an atmosphere or climate that is very damp, and usually very hot.
Visitors can expect hot and humid conditions...
= sticky, heavy
? dry
ADJ
Humid         
·adj Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist; as, a humidair or atmosphere; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth; consisting of water or vapor.
humid         
['hju:m?d]
¦ adjective marked by a relatively high level of water vapour in the atmosphere.
Derivatives
humidly adverb
Origin
ME: from Fr. humide or L. humidus, from humere 'be moist'.

Wikipedia

Humidity

Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air. Water vapor, the gaseous state of water, is generally invisible to the human eye. Humidity indicates the likelihood for precipitation, dew, or fog to be present.

Humidity depends on the temperature and pressure of the system of interest. The same amount of water vapor results in higher relative humidity in cool air than warm air. A related parameter is the dew point. The amount of water vapor needed to achieve saturation increases as the temperature increases. As the temperature of a parcel of air decreases it will eventually reach the saturation point without adding or losing water mass. The amount of water vapor contained within a parcel of air can vary significantly. For example, a parcel of air near saturation may contain 28 g of water per cubic metre of air at 30 °C (86 °F), but only 8 g of water per cubic metre of air at 8 °C (46 °F).

Three primary measurements of humidity are widely employed: absolute, relative, and specific. Absolute humidity is expressed as either mass of water vapor per volume of moist air (in grams per cubic meter) or as mass of water vapor per mass of dry air (usually in grams per kilogram). Relative humidity, often expressed as a percentage, indicates a present state of absolute humidity relative to a maximum humidity given the same temperature. Specific humidity is the ratio of water vapor mass to total moist air parcel mass.

Humidity plays an important role for surface life. For animal life dependent on perspiration (sweating) to regulate internal body temperature, high humidity impairs heat exchange efficiency by reducing the rate of moisture evaporation from skin surfaces. This effect can be calculated using a heat index table, also known as a humidex.

The notion of air "holding" water vapor or being "saturated" by it is often mentioned in connection with the concept of relative humidity. This, however, is misleading—the amount of water vapor that enters (or can enter) a given space at a given temperature is almost independent of the amount of air (nitrogen, oxygen, etc.) that is present. Indeed, a vacuum has approximately the same equilibrium capacity to hold water vapor as the same volume filled with air; both are given by the equilibrium vapor pressure of water at the given temperature. There is a very small difference described under "Enhancement factor" below, which can be neglected in many calculations unless great accuracy is required.

Examples of use of humid
1. Hurricanes require warm, humid conditions to form.
2. STIFLING HUMID HEAT Mohammad Yunus sits in the stifling humid heat under an army tent that has been set up at Bantul hospital.
3. Straddling the equator, hot, humid Congo is ripe for disease.
4. It‘s pretty humid too – 57% – which should help the bowlers.
5. After ripening, most fruits like it cold and humid.