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The amount of water vapor present in a unit volume of air, usually expressed in kilograms per cubic meter.


 
 
Geography Dictionary: absolute humidity

The density of the water vapour present in a mixture of air and water vapour, that is, the ratio of the mass of water vapour to the volume occupied by the mixture, usually measured in grams per cubic centimetre. Cold air cannot contain as much water vapour as warm air, so cold air has a lower absolute humidity than warm air. See also relative humidity.

 
Architecture: absolute humidity

The mass of water vapor per unit volume of air.


 
Medical Dictionary: absolute humidity

n.

The weight of water vapor present per unit volume of a gas or a mixture of gases.

 
 

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