dew-point temperature
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Simply comparing the dew-point temperature to the air temperature outside the bulbs—as measured by a common weather thermometer, conveniently mounted on the hygrometer’s wooden post—gives the relative humidity.
From Time • Aug. 4, 2015
The closer dew-point temperature gets to air temperature, the higher the relative humidity.
From Time • Aug. 4, 2015
It’s a ratio of dew-point temperature to air temperature.
From Time • Aug. 4, 2015
The pressure, or tension, of vapour at the dew-point temperature, divided by the tension of vapour at the air temperature and the quotient multiplied by 100, gives the degree of humidity.
From A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility by Negretti, Henry
The condensation of the water-vapour will appear on the dust-particles before coming down to the natural dew-point temperature of the clean glass.
From Meteorology or Weather Explained by M'Pherson, J. G.
