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hygrometer

/haɪˈɡɹɒmɪtə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
hy-grom-e-ter
IPA
/haɪˈɡɹɒmɪtə(ɹ)/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity.

Etymology

From French hygromètre, from hygro- + -meter.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hygrometers (plural) hygrometre (alternative)

Derived Forms

thermohygrometer

Phrases

absorption hygrometer wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer

Frequently Paired Words

hydrometer psychrometer

Rhymes With

thermometer kilometer spectrometer speedometer accelerometer interferometer odometer micrometer magnetometer dynamometer hydrometer anemometer

Questions

How do you pronounce hygrometer?
The recorded pronunciation is /haɪˈɡɹɒmɪtə(ɹ)/.
What does hygrometer mean?
An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity.
Where does hygrometer come from?
From French hygromètre, from hygro- + -meter.

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