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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air at a specific temperature to the maximum amount that the air could hold at that temperature, expressed as a percentage.
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- noun The
ratio of the actual amount ofwater vapor (absolute humidity ) present in the air to thesaturation point at the same temperature, usually expressed as apercentage .
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- noun 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
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