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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
The total mass of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=water water] in a given volume of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=air air], i.e. the density of the water vapor. Absolute humidity is reported as grams of water per cubic meter of air. However, because the density of water vapor changes depending on the atmospheric [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=pressure pressure] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=temperature temperature], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=relative%20humidity relative humidity] measurements are more commonly used.
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The total mass of [[water|water]] in a given volume of [[air|air]], i.e. the density of the water vapor. Absolute humidity is reported as grams of water per cubic meter of air. However, because the density of water vapor changes depending on the atmospheric [[pressure|pressure]] and [[temperature|temperature]], [[relative%20humidity|relative humidity]] measurements are more commonly used.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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absolute Feuchtigkeit (Deut.); humidité absolue (Fr.); humidade absoluta (Port.)
 
absolute Feuchtigkeit (Deut.); humidité absolue (Fr.); humidade absoluta (Port.)
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* ASTM, Standard Terminology Relating to Conditioning, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Section 6, Paints, Related Coatings and Aromatics, ASTM, E41, 23-24, Sep-92
 
* ASTM, Standard Terminology Relating to Conditioning, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Section 6, Paints, Related Coatings and Aromatics, ASTM, E41, 23-24, Sep-92
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  
* Website address 1  Comment: Preservation 101 -glossary of terms at www.nedcc.org/p101cs/terms.htm
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* Preservation 101 -glossary of terms at www.nedcc.org/p101cs/terms.htm
  
 
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
 
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

Latest revision as of 14:27, 18 April 2022

Description

The total mass of Water in a given volume of Air, i.e. the density of the water vapor. Absolute humidity is reported as grams of water per cubic meter of air. However, because the density of water vapor changes depending on the atmospheric Pressure and Temperature, Relative humidity measurements are more commonly used.

Synonyms and Related Terms

absolute Feuchtigkeit (Deut.); humidité absolue (Fr.); humidade absoluta (Port.)

Resources and Citations

  • ASTM, Standard Terminology Relating to Conditioning, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Section 6, Paints, Related Coatings and Aromatics, ASTM, E41, 23-24, Sep-92
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  • Preservation 101 -glossary of terms at www.nedcc.org/p101cs/terms.htm