humidification

humidification

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin ūmeō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin ūmidus
Latin hūmidusder.
Old French humideder.
English humid
English -ification
English humidification

    From humid + -ification.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

    Noun

    humidification (countable and uncountable, plural humidifications)

    1. The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.

    Antonyms

    Translations

    French

    Pronunciation

    • (mute h) IPA(key): /y.mi.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
    • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

    Noun

    humidification f (plural humidifications)

    1. humidification
      Antonym: déshumidification f

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