How to Use hygrometer in a Sentence

hygrometer

noun
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  • Swollen wood is one of the most common causes of a sticking door, so as part of your initial inspection, check the humidity levels in your home with a hygrometer.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2022
  • Use a digital hygrometer to check relative humidity in the room with the tree.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Use a digital hygrometer to check relative humidity in the room with the tree.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2022
  • There’s even a hygrometer and humidifier to help ensure the air inside isn’t too dry or too humid to damage a delicate instrument.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2023
  • As the humidity changes, the lengthening or shrinking of the hair strands causes the hygrometer to display the current relative humidity.
    — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, 4 May 2018
  • The wireless outdoor sensor features a thermometer, hygrometer, wind speed anemometer, wind direction vane and a self-emptying rainfall collector cup in a unit that is mounted on the roof.
    — Chuck Fieldman, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2017
  • The only way to determine if your plant requires more humidity is to purchase a hygrometer or something akin to The Sill's handheld humidity meter.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Good Housekeeping, 22 June 2023
  • First check the relative humidity in your home with a hygrometer, a small measuring device that’s often combined with a thermometer.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Holding up to 100 cigars, it is made from natural ebony and includes a humidifier, a hygrometer, an additional tray, and separators.
    — Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 28 May 2021
  • Contractors may use a moisture meter or hygrometer to take an accurate reading of the moisture levels in a home's substrate and general environment, which can inform material decisions.
    — Sarah Baird, House Beautiful, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Because of its sensitivity to moisture, human hair is used in hygrometers (weather instruments that measure humidity).
    — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, 4 May 2018
  • Because some people enjoy flavors derived from either end of this moisture spectrum, a quality humidor with a finely adjustable hygrometer allows the aficionado to regulate for higher or lower moisture content according to personal preference.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 2 Apr. 2020
  • The standard addresses accelerometers, magnetometers, gyrometers/gyroscopes, accelerometer/magnetometer/gyroscope combination sensors, barometer/pressure sensors, hygrometer/humidity sensors, temperature sensors, light sensors, and proximity sensors.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2022

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