Meanings
nounhygrometer (plural hygrometers)
plural hygrometers · alternative hygrometre
- climatologyAn instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity.
Origin
- Frenchhygromètre
- Englishhygrometer
From French hygromètre, from hygro- + -meter.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans higrometer
- higrometerinstrument that measures humidity
Arabic جَهَاز قِيَاس الرُطُوبَة
- جَهَاز قِيَاس الرُطُوبَة (jahāz qiyās ar-ruṭūba)instrument that measures humidity
Basque higrometro
- higrometroinstrument that measures humidity
Bengali আর্দ্রতামাপক যন্ত্র
- আর্দ্রতামাপক যন্ত্র (ardrotamapok jontro)instrument that measures humidity
Bulgarian влагомер, хигрометър
- влагомер (vlagomer)instrument that measures humidity
- хигрометър (higrometăr)instrument that measures humidity
Catalan higròmetre
- higròmetreinstrument that measures humidity
Chinese Mandarin 濕度計 /湿度计
- 濕度計 /湿度计 (shīdùjì)instrument that measures humidity
Czech vlhkoměr
- vlhkoměrinstrument that measures humidity
Danish hygrometer
- hygrometerinstrument that measures humidity
Dutch hygrometer
- hygrometerinstrument that measures humidity
Esperanto higrometro, higroskopo
- higrometroinstrument that measures humidity
- higroskopoinstrument that measures humidity
Estonian niiskusmõõtur
- niiskusmõõturinstrument that measures humidity
Finnish kosteusmittari
- kosteusmittariinstrument that measures humidity
French hygromètre
- hygromètreinstrument that measures humidity
German Hygrometer
- Hygrometerinstrument that measures humidity
Greek υγρόμετρο
- υγρόμετρο (ygrómetro)instrument that measures humidity
Hebrew היגרומטר
- היגרומטר (higrométer)instrument that measures humidity
Hindi आर्द्रतामापी
- आर्द्रतामापी (ārdratāmāpī)instrument that measures humidity
Icelandic rakamælir
- rakamælirinstrument that measures humidity
Indonesian higrometer
- higrometerinstrument that measures humidity
Irish taismhéadar
- taismhéadarinstrument that measures humidity
Italian igrometro
- igrometroinstrument that measures humidity
Japanese 湿度計
- 湿度計 (shitsudokei)instrument that measures humidity
Korean 습도계
- 습도계 (seupdogye)instrument that measures humidity
Latvian higrometrs
- higrometrsinstrument that measures humidity
Lithuanian drėgmėmatis
- drėgmėmatisinstrument that measures humidity
Malay jangka lembap, higrometer
- jangka lembapinstrument that measures humidity
- higrometerinstrument that measures humidity
Norwegian Bokmål hygrometer
- hygrometerinstrument that measures humidity
Persian نمسنج
- نمسنجinstrument that measures humidity
Polish higrometr, wilgotnościomierz
- higrometrinstrument that measures humidity
- wilgotnościomierzinstrument that measures humidity
Portuguese higrômetro
- higrômetroinstrument that measures humidity
Romanian higrometru
- higrometruinstrument that measures humidity
Russian гигро́метр, влагоме́р
- гигро́метр (gigrómetr)instrument that measures humidity
- влагоме́р (vlagomér)instrument that measures humidity
Slovak vlhkomer
- vlhkomerinstrument that measures humidity
Spanish higrómetro, higroscopio
- higrómetroinstrument that measures humidity
- higroscopioinstrument that measures humidity
Swahili haigromita
- haigromitainstrument that measures humidity
Swedish hygrometer
- hygrometerinstrument that measures humidity
Tagalog damigsukod
- damigsukodinstrument that measures humidity
Turkish higrometre
- higrometreinstrument that measures humidity
Ukrainian гігро́метр
- гігро́метр (hihrómetr)instrument that measures humidity
Vietnamese ẩm kế
- ẩm kếinstrument that measures humidity
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hygrometer
thermometerbarometerspectrometerkilometremagnetometerspeedometerpotentiometerspectrophotometerphotometerhydrometersphygmomanometerpyrometercytometerbolometerspirometergalvanometerelectrometercringeometerdromometererythrocytometerhaemometerhectometreosmometerpharyngometer
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
hygrometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hygrometer
MLA
“hygrometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hygrometer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hygrometer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hygrometer.
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