Etymology

humidistat

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Today it means: A device that measures, or controls, the relative humidity of a gas. Full definition →

English humid ← Old French humide ← Latin hūmidus
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  1. Latinūmidus
  2. Latinhūmidus
  3. Old Frenchhumide
  4. Englishhumid
  5. English todayhumidistat

From humid + -stat.

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