Hygrometry
[hahy-grom-i-tree] /haɪˈgrɒm ɪ tri/
noun
1.
the branch of physics that deals with the measurement of the humidity of air and gases.
hygrometry hy·grom·e·try (hī-grŏm’ĭ-trē)
n.
See psychrometry.
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