humidification

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noun

The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.

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Meanings

nounhumidification (countable and uncountable, plural humidifications)

plural humidifications

  1. countableuncountableThe process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Latinūmidus
  2. Latinhūmidus
  3. Old Frenchhumide
  4. Englishhumid
  5. Englishhumidification

From humid + -ification.

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Translations

Catalan humidificació
  • humidificacióprocess
French humidification
  • humidificationprocess
German Befeuchtung
  • Befeuchtungprocess
Italian umidificazione
  • umidificazioneprocess
Japanese 加湿
  • 加湿 (kashitsu)process
Portuguese humidificação, umidificação
  • humidificaçãoprocess
  • umidificaçãoprocess
Spanish humidificación
  • humidificaciónprocess

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

humidification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humidification

MLA

“humidification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humidification. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “humidification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humidification.

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