umidade relativa

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “relative humidity”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /u.miˈda.d͡ʒi ʁe.laˈt͡ʃi.vɐ/ [u.miˈda.d͡ʒi he.laˈt͡ʃi.vɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /u.miˈda.d͡ʒi ʁe.laˈt͡ʃi.vɐ/ [u.miˈda.d͡ʒi χe.laˈt͡ʃi.vɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /u.miˈda.de ʁe.laˈt͡ʃi.va/ [u.miˈda.de he.laˈt͡ʃi.va]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /u.miˈda.dɨ ʁɨ.lɐˈti.vɐ/ [u.miˈða.ðɨ ʁɨ.lɐˈti.vɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /u.miˈda.dɨ ʁɨ.lɐˈti.bɐ/ [u.miˈða.ðɨ ʁɨ.lɐˈti.βɐ]

Noun

umidade relativa f (plural umidades relativas)

  1. relative humidity (the ratio of the actual amount of water vapor (absolute humidity) present in the air to the saturation point at the same temperature, usually expressed as a percentage).
    • 2022 September 15, Lillian Sibila Dala Costa, “O que é umidade relativa do ar? Níveis ideais e limites”, in Canaltech‎[1], Brazil, archived from the original on 17 February 2025:
      A umidade relativa do ar é muito importante para entender o clima de um lugar, já que influencia na formação de chuvas, manutenção da temperatura e diminuição da amplitude térmica.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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