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Definition of Hygroscope
1. Noun. Hygrometer that shows variations in the relative humidity of the atmosphere.
Definition of Hygroscope
1. n. An instrument which shows whether there is more or less moisture in the atmosphere, without indicating its amount.
Definition of Hygroscope
1. Noun. An instrument that indicates changes in atmospheric humidity ¹
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Medical Definition of Hygroscope
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hygroscope
Literary usage of Hygroscope
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1838)
"HYGROMETER, hygroscope. It is of the greatest importance for meteorology to
ascertain at any time the quantity of water contained in the air. ..."
2. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1898)
"It is sometimes difficult to know how far the readings of the hygroscope can ...
It cannot be doubted therefore that the drop in the hygroscope readings in ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1898)
"It must be especially noted that though a fall in the hygroscope readings ...
The hygroscope indicates well the gradual " closure "* of the stomata that ..."
4. Introductory Course of Natural Philosophy for the Use of Schools and Academies by Adolphe Ganot, William Guy Peck (1865)
"furnace», which, when properly regulated, keep up a suitable degree of moisture
in the heated air, furnished to warm our apartments. The hygroscope. 243. ..."
5. Introductory Course of Natural Philosophy for the Use of High Schools and by Adolphe Ganot, William Guy Peck, Levi Sumner Bubank, James Irvin Hanson (1881)
"For the same reason the air is damper at night than in the daytime and a cold
room is damper than a warm one. 354. The hygroscope. ..."
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