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Humidity vs Humidistat - What's the difference?

humidity | humidistat |

As nouns the difference between humidity and humidistat

is that humidity is dampness, especially that of the air while humidistat is a device that measures, or controls, the relative humidity of a gas.

humidity

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • dampness, especially that of the air.
  • the amount of water vapour in the air.

    • Derived terms

    * absolute humidity * relative humidity * specific humidity

    Related terms

    * humid * humidifier * humidify * dew point * hygrometer

    See also

    * ("humidity" on Wikipedia)

    humidistat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a device that measures, or controls, the relative humidity of a gas

    • Synonyms

    * hygrostat