humiture

[ hyoo-mi-cher, -choor or, often, yoo- ]

noun
  1. a measure of the discomfort most people feel because of the combined effects of atmospheric temperature and humidity; variously defined as Fahrenheit temperature plus some function of vapor pressure.

  2. (formerly) the average of the Fahrenheit temperature and the relative humidity.

Origin of humiture

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Scientific definitions for humiture

humiture

[ hyōōmĭ-chər ]


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