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hygroscope
hygroscope (ˈhaɪgrəskəʊp) [mod. f. Gr. ὑγρο- hygro- + -σκοπος observing. F. hygroscope.] An instrument which indicates (without accurately measuring) the degree of humidity of the air. Usually a device in which a vegetable or animal fibre (in Saussure's h., a human hair) which contracts with moistur... Oxford English Dictionary
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Hygroscopy
It did begin that way, with the word hygroscope referring in the 1790s to measuring devices for humidity level. Such materials were then said to be hygroscopic because they were suitable for making a hygroscope. wikipedia.org
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hygroscopic
hygroscopic, a. (haɪgrəʊˈskɒpɪk) [f. as prec. + -ic. Cf. F. hygroscopique.] 1. Pertaining to the hygroscope or hygroscopy; relating to the degree of humidity of the air, hygrometric.1775 Ash, Hygroscopic, belonging to the hygroscope. 1836 Macgillivray tr. Humboldt's Trav. xxiii. 332 Experiments on t... Oxford English Dictionary
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hygroscopical
hygroˈscopical, a. [f. as prec. + -al1.] = prec. Hence hygroˈscopically adv.1775 Ash, Hygroscopical, belonging to the hygroscope. 1796 Hutton Math. Dict. I. 614/1 A series of Hygroscopical observations. 1818 H. T. Colebrooke, Hygroscopically (F. Hall). 1869 E. A. Parkes Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 407 Th... Oxford English Dictionary
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Wilhelm Lambrecht
precision instruments are well-known all over the world. 24 July 1859: foundation of a fine mechanical factory in Einbeck 1867: invention of thermo-hygroscope wikipedia.org
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hygrometer
hygrometer (haɪˈgrɒmɪtə(r)) [mod. f. Gr. ὑγρο- hygro- + -meter; prob. ad. F. hygromètre (1666 in Hatz.-Darm.).] An instrument for measuring the humidity of the air or a gas, or the ratio of the amount of moisture actually present in it to that required for saturation. (Formerly often applied to a co... Oxford English Dictionary
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hygro-
hygro- (ˈhaɪgrəʊ) before a vowel also hygr-, repr. Gr. ὑγρο-, ὑγρ-, combining form of ὑγρός wet, moist, fluid: extensively employed in Greek; the English compounds are mostly scientific terms of recent formation. The chief of these are hygrometer and hygroscope, with their derivatives. Other words i... Oxford English Dictionary
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hydroscope
hydroscope (ˈhaɪdrəʊskəʊp) [mod. ad. Gr. ὑδροσκόπ-ος (f. ὑδρο- water + -σκοπος -scope) water-seeker, well-sinker, and ὑδροσκόπιον water-clock (Synesius). In F. hydroscope water-searcher.] † 1. An instrument for the detection of moisture in the air; a hygroscope. Obs.1678 Phillips (ed. 4), Hydroscope... Oxford English Dictionary
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statical
statical, a. (ˈstætɪkəl) Also 6 -all. [formed as static a. and n. + -al1.] † 1. Pertaining to the action or process of weighing: = static a. 1. Obs. statical baroscope: a baroscope in which the varying weight of the air was rendered observable by the movements of a balance; so statical hygroscope. s... Oxford English Dictionary
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oat
▪ I. oat, n. (əʊt) Usually in pl. oats (əʊts). Forms: sing. 1 áte, ǽte, 4–7 ote, (5 hote), 6–7 oate, 6– Sc. ait, 7 dial. eat, 8– oat. pl. α. 1 átan, 3 aten, 3–4 oten, 4 ooten, 5 otyn. β. 4–7 otes, 5 otys, otis, (hotys), 5–6 ootes, -is, 6 ottes, (wot(t)es), 6–7 oates, 6– oats; Sc. 5 atis, etes, aitis... Oxford English Dictionary
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thermo-
thermo- (ˈθɜːməʊ) before a vowel usually therm- (but often in full form), repr. Gr. θερµο-, combining form of θερµό-ς hot, θέρµη heat; entering into many scientific and technical terms, as thermochemistry, thermodynamic, thermograph. thermometer, thermoscope, etc., q.v., and their derivatives; also ... Oxford English Dictionary
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gut
▪ I. gut, n. (gʌt) Forms: 1 pl. guttas, 3–5 gotte, 4–7 gutte, 5 gowt, gute, 5–8 gutt, 4– gut. [OE. guttas str. masc. pl.; the vowel seems to point to a prehistoric type *guttu- (:—pre-Teut. *ghudn{uacu}-), f. the root of Goth. giutan, OHG. gioȥȥan (G. gieszen), OE. ᵹéotan to pour: see yete v.] 1. co... Oxford English Dictionary
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nice
▪ I. nice obs. form of niche, niece.▪ II. † nice, n. Obs. rare. [f. next.] A foolish or simple person; a fool.c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 14420 After Malgo, Carice þei ches, A nyce þat louede no pes. 1390 Gower Conf. II. 285 That wol with ydel hand reclame His hauk, as many a nyce doth. c 1... Oxford English Dictionary
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weather
▪ I. weather, n. (ˈwɛðə(r)) Forms: 1 weder, 2 wæder, 2–5 weder, 4 Sc. vedir, weddire, wedyre, 4–5 wedir(e, wedre, wedur, wedyr, whedir, 5 Sc. weddre, -ir, -yr, wedere, wedyer, wheder, whed(d)yr, 6 weddur, wedor, Sc. wadder, (veddir), wodder, -ir, woder, (vodder); 5 wethyr, 5–7 wether, 5–6 whether, 6... Oxford English Dictionary
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