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Meaning of humid in English

humid
adjective
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/ˈhjuː.mɪd/ us
/ˈhjuː.mɪd/
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(of air and weather conditions) containing extremely small drops of water in the air:
New York is very hot and humid in the summer.
a hot and humid climate
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having moisture in the air
  • humidIt gets so humid in this part of the country.
  • muggyWhat a muggy day!
  • sultryShe kept her bedroom window open to cool off during these long, sultry summer nights.
  • stickyIt's going to be rather sticky outside, with the humidity level at almost 85 per cent and temperatures in the high 20s.
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(Definition of humid from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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humid
adjective
us
/ˈhju·mɪd/
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(of air and weather) containing extremely small drops of water in the air:
New York is very hot and humid in the summer.
(Definition of humid from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of humid

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These taxa comprise cycads, lycopods and ferns (although not all ferns are restricted to humid settings).
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These differences may render canopy moisture storage of the humid evergreen broad-leaved forest lower than that of montane rain forests.
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Farmers who settled in this region, utilizing practices developed in more humid regions, experienced a high incidence of crop failure.
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In contrast, in humid regions where flood control is the determining factor, inflow - flood severity - uncertainty may further enhance cooperation.
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Traps were installed overnight and captured specimens were kept in cages in humid and cold conditions.
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This migration might be a direct response to the cooler and humid microclimate that prevails on the leaves within a wheat stand.
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Furthermore, in hot and humid countries homes are likely to be more open.
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But there are also many examples of resource decline and low production, particularly in the humid tropical rainforest and in the semi-arid savanna regions.
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He also showed that nodulation increased from humid to arid areas, in relation with decreasing nitrogen and increasing phosphorus contents of the soil.
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Is nutrient availability related to plant nutrient use in humid tropical forests?
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This was because of the greater litter production of vegetation types in the humid tropics.
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Shading improved dry-season survival while competition for moisture had significant effects on seedling performance compared with tree seedlings in the humid tropics.
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It is the purpose of this paper to analyse the incompressible stagnation-point melting of ice from a hemisphere in hot, humid air.
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Intensive food searching in humid patches: adaptation of a myrmicine ant to environmental constraints.
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In the humid montane forest studied here, 9 to 18 y passed between germination and flowering.
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Translations of humid

in Chinese (Traditional)
（空氣和天氣狀況）潮濕的，濕潤的…
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（空气和天气状况）潮湿的，湿润的…
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húmedo, húmedo/eda [masculine-feminine]…
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úmido, úmido/-da…
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(हवा आणि हवामानाची स्थिती) हवेत पाण्याचे अत्यंत लहान थेंब असणे, दमट…
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湿度の高い, むしむしする, 湿度（しつど）の高（たか）い…
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nemli, rutubetli…
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(காற்று மற்றும் வானிலை நிலைகளின்) காற்றில் மிகச் சிறு துளி நீரைக் கொண்டுள்ளது…
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(हवा या मौसम का) नम, आर्द्र, सीलन भरा…
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fugtig…
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feucht…
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مرطوب, نم…
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вогкий, вологий…
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తేమ/ (గాలి, వాతావరణ పరిస్థితులు) గాలిలో చాలా చిన్న నీటి బిందువులను కలిగి ఉండేది…
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umido…
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