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relative humidity

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The ratio of the actual amount of water vapor (absolute humidity) present in the air to the saturation point at the same temperature, usually expressed as a percentage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

the ratio of the amount of water in the air at a give temperature to the maximum amount it could hold at that temperature; expressed as a percentage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: ratio

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: համեմատական խոնավություն (hamematakan xonavutʻyun) — amount of water vapor in the air
  • Azerbaijani: nisbi rütubət — amount of water vapor in the air
  • Chinese Mandarin: 相對濕度 /相对湿度 (xiāngduì shīdù) — amount of water vapor in the air
  • Finnish: suhteellinen kosteus — amount of water vapor in the air
  • Galician: humidade relativa — amount of water vapor in the air
  • Hungarian: relatív páratartalom — amount of water vapor in the air
  • Japanese: 相対湿度 (sōtai shitsudo) — amount of water vapor in the air
  • Marathi: सापेक्ष आर्द्रता (sāpekṣa ārdratā) — amount of water vapor in the air
  • Portuguese: umidade relativa — amount of water vapor in the air
  • Russian: относи́тельная вла́жность (otnosítelʹnaja vlážnostʹ) — amount of water vapor in the air
  • Russian: относи́тельная вла́жность во́здуха (otnosítelʹnaja vlážnostʹ vózduxa) — amount of water vapor in the air
  • Thai: ความชื้นสัมพัทธ์ (kwaam-chʉ́ʉn-sǎm-pát) — amount of water vapor in the air