- moisture
- noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from moiste Date: 14th century liquid diffused or condensed in relatively small quantity
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Moisture — Mois ture, n. [Cf. OF. moistour, F. moiteur.] 1. A moderate degree of wetness. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity. [1913 Webster] All my body s moisture Scarce serves to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
moisture — (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. moistour moisture, dampness, wetness (13c., Mod.Fr. moiteur), from moiste (see MOIST (Cf. moist)) … Etymology dictionary
moisture — [n] dampness; liquid damp, dankness, dew, drizzle, fog, humidity, mist, perspiration, precipitation, rain, sweat, water, wateriness, wet, wetness; concepts 467,524 Ant. dryness … New thesaurus
moisture — ► NOUN ▪ water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapour, within a solid, or condensed on a surface … English terms dictionary
moisture — [mois′chər] n. [OFr moisteur < moiste: see MOIST] water or other liquid causing a slight wetness or dampness moistureless adj … English World dictionary
Moisture — Damp redirects here. For other uses, see Damp (disambiguation). Dew on a spider web Humidity is the amount of moisture the air can hold before it rains. Moisture refers to the presence of a liquid, especially water, often in trace amounts. Small… … Wikipedia
moisture — 01. After I take a shower, the walls of our bathroom are covered with [moisture]. 02. You have to make sure that you turn the compost once in a while in order to get air and [moisture] in there to help all the stuff to break down. 03. Sea animals … Grammatical examples in English
moisture — n in coal, that water in and on coal assayed in accordance with standard test methods in which the final step is the measurement of mass loss from a coal sample heated to 104 to 110°C at specified conditions of residence time, atmosphere, sample… … Coke&Coal Terminology
moisture — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excess ▪ soil ▪ body ▪ surface … OF MOISTURE ▪ bead … Collocations dictionary
Moisture — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Moisture >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 moisture moisture Sgm: N 1 moistness moistness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 humidity humidity humectation Sgm: N 1 madefaction| madefaction| dew Sgm: N 1 serein … English dictionary for students
moisture — [[t]mɔ͟ɪstʃə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT Moisture is tiny drops of water in the air, on a surface, or in the ground. When the soil is dry, more moisture is lost from the plant... Rainfall affects the moisture content of the atmosphere … English dictionary
