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thumb|A hair tension dial hygrometer with a nonlinear scale.
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A hygrometer is an instrument that measures the amount of moisture in the air, or humidity. It matters because knowing humidity levels helps us understand weather conditions, monitor environments for comfort and health, and protect materials that can be damaged by excessive moisture.
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- meteorological instrument
- Image
- Hygrometer USSR 1987.jpg
- Has use
- measurement
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- Commons category
- Hygrometers
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- different from
- hydrometer
- measures
- relative humidity
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