What does Moisture mean?
Definitions for Moisture
ˈmɔɪs tʃərmois·ture
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Princeton's WordNet
moisture, wetnoun
wetness caused by water
"drops of wet gleamed on the window"
Wiktionary
moisturenoun
A moderate degree of wetness. --Francis Bacon.
moisturenoun
That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid;liquid in small quantity.
All my body's moisture Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat. -William Shakespeare
moisturenoun
Skin moisture noted as: dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Moisturenoun
Small quantity of water or liquid.
Etymology: moiteur, Fr. from moist.
Sometimes angling to a little river near hand, which, for the moisture it bestowed upon roots of some flourishing trees, was rewarded with their shadow. Philip Sidney.
All my body’s moisture
Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat. William Shakespeare.Set such plants as require much moisture upon sandy, dry grounds. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 526.
While dryness moisture, coldness heat resists,
All that we have, and that we are, subsists. John Denham.If some penurious source by chance appear’d
Scanty of waters, when you scoop’d it dry,
And offer’d the full helmet up to Cato,
Did he not dash th’ untasted moisture from him. Addison.
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moisture
Moisture refers to the presence of water, often in trace amounts, found in the atmosphere, in various substances, or on surfaces. It can exist in liquid, solid, and gaseous forms. It is also associated with dampness, humidity, or wetness, and is vital for various natural and biological processes.
Webster Dictionary
Moisturenoun
a moderate degree of wetness
Moisturenoun
that which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity
Etymology: [Cf. OF. moistour, F. moiteur.]
Wikidata
Moisture
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 amounts of water may be found, for example, in the air, in foods, and in various commercial products.
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Anagrams for Moisture »
misroute
semitour
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Moisture in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Moisture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Moisture in a Sentence
Cotton traps moisture like a sponge. But silk is breathable. Its thinner than cotton and dries really fast, the ongoing hypothesis is that coronavirus is transmitted through respiratory droplets.
Berries should be washed just prior to eating because the moisture can cause them to spoil earlier.
This little batch of moisture across the central Caribbean is the one were going to watch, as it probably within the next four or five days gets into the central Gulf and we could be talking about a pretty significant hurricane.
Tropical forests are often talked about as the 'lungs of the earth,' but they're more like the sweat glands, they give off a lot of moisture, which helps keep the planet cool. That crucial function is lost – and even reversed – when forests are destroyed.
It’s like making a cake, all the ingredients are there, the forcing aloft, the instability due to heating and the moisture source, it’s the perfect ingredients for severe weather.
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