What's the difference between atmosphere and hygrometry?

Atmosphere


Definition:

  • (n.) The whole mass of aeriform fluid surrounding the earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphere of Mars.
  • (n.) Any gaseous envelope or medium.
  • (n.) A supposed medium around various bodies; as, electrical atmosphere, a medium formerly supposed to surround electrical bodies.
  • (n.) The pressure or weight of the air at the sea level, on a unit of surface, or about 14.7 Ibs. to the sq. inch.
  • (n.) Any surrounding or pervading influence or condition.
  • (n.) The portion of air in any locality, or affected by a special physical or sanitary condition; as, the atmosphere of the room; a moist or noxious atmosphere.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) I'm married to an Irish woman, and she remembers in the atmosphere stirred up in the 1970s people spitting on her.
  • (2) and then placed in the chamber containing a CO atmosphere (0.325-0.375%).
  • (3) The free nucleoside IV was obtained by removal of blocking groups by sodium methoxide catalyzed deacylation, deionization under reducing atmosphere, and chromatography on neutral alumina.
  • (4) It was an artwork that fired the imaginations of 2 million visitors who played with, were provoked by and plunged themselves into the curious atmosphere of The Weather Project , with its swirling mist and gigantic mirrors that covered the hall's ceiling.
  • (5) However, growing accustomed to “this strange atmosphere”, the Observer man became dazzled by Burgess’s “brilliance and charm”.
  • (6) Photosynthetic activity of the cells was checked by placing the cell evenly illuminated in a (14)CO(2) atmosphere.
  • (7) The fact that it is still used is regrettable yet unavoidable at present, but the average quantity is three times less than the mercury released into the atmosphere by burning the extra coal need to power equivalent incandescent bulbs.
  • (8) The behavior and effects of atmospheric emissions in soils and plants are discussed.
  • (9) After unsuccessful treatment with surgical debridement and high-dose antibiotic therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy was administered in a multiplace recompression chamber (one hour of treatment at 1.8 atmospheres absolute followed by a 30 minute "ascent" to surface pressure).
  • (10) An atmosphere of hydrogen eliminates this inhibition in the hydrogenase-containing T. foetus but not in E. invadens which lacks the enzyme.
  • (11) The worldwide pattern of movement of DDT residues appears to be from the land through the atmosphere into the oceans and into the oceanic abyss.
  • (12) There could be no faulting the atmosphere or the football drama.
  • (13) The loss of summer sea ice has led to unusual warming of the Arctic atmosphere, that in turn impacts weather patterns in the northern hemisphere , that can result in persistent extreme weather such as droughts, heatwaves and flooding," she said.
  • (14) Facebook Twitter Pinterest José Mourinho launched a withering attack on the lack of atmosphere generated by Chelsea’s home supporters after their 2-1 victory against QPR , saying it felt like his side were playing at an “empty stadium”.
  • (15) In a report published online by the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , experts from Europe and the US estimated that the quantity of the radioactive isotope caesium-137 released at the height of the crisis was equivalent to 42% of that from Chernobyl.
  • (16) The DCM sampler is expected to contribute to public health impact assessments by facilitating detailed determinations of the identities, compositions, concentrations, sources, formation mechanisms, and biological activity of environmental toxicants in gaseous atmospheres.
  • (17) The results show that the atmospheric concentrations of VCM are well below accepted occupational exposure limits.
  • (18) It is suggested that the atmosphere of Athens favours the formation of secondary direct-acting mutagens due to the oxidation and nitration of PAH by ozone and nitrogen oxides, which are more abundant in the late spring months.
  • (19) The authors conducted the course together and an atmosphere of intellectual honesty was developed through open discussion between faculty and students.
  • (20) The effectiveness of this legislative measure is evaluated here by comparison of data on atmospheric lead levels in the city of Turin, and blood lead levels in A.V.I.S.

Hygrometry


Definition:

  • (n.) That branch of physics which relates to the determination of the humidity of bodies, particularly of the atmosphere, with the theory and use of the instruments constructed for this purpose.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In flight, thermal comfort is limited by a too-low hygrometry RH = 12%.
  • (2) Four laboratory Vertebrate species with a predominant activity, either diurnal (Coturnix coturnix japonica), nocturnal (Rattus norvegicus, Mus musculus), or equivocal (Cavia porcellus), present, in usual housing conditions (temperature 20 degrees C, hygrometry 60-70%, acoustical background 70 dB, LD12:12 lighting L = 150 lx), food and water ad libitum, ultradian respiratory (VO2, VCO2) rhythms of short periods.
  • (3) THYPO was monitored using a thermocouple inserted to the tip of a non-perfused thermode; mSW was measured using resistance hygrometry.
  • (4) Besides, the evolution of the physicochemical properties and natures of the auto exhaust emission in the gaseous biotope of man under determined conditions of ultraviolet irradiation, temperature, and hygrometry provoke the formation of secondary products such as oxidants and ozone.
  • (5) Infrared linear dichroism data show that in NHP-DNA complexes the low relative hygrometry conformation of DNA may be modified and that the infrared parameter -1090 is close to that measured for RNA's or DNA-RNA hybrids.
  • (6) A mathematical model has been developed to anticipate the physiological responses and the thermal state of a naked human under exposure to cold, taking into account his morphological characteristics (skinfold, size, weight) and the environmental conditions (air or water temperature and velocity, barometric pressure and hygrometry).
  • (7) Sweating rate was measured by resistance hygrometry from six regions.
  • (8) The same results were obtained in an objective evaluation by gravimetry, hygrometry and colorimetry.
  • (9) The hygrometry of inspiratory and expiratory air samples reached that of room air, with an absence of saturation during prolonged measurements.
  • (10) The sweat rate was recorded continuously by capacitance hygrometry in a relatively cool environment (Ta, 23 degrees C).
  • (11) At an ambient temperature of 34-41 degrees C (rh = 40%) forearm sweat rates were measured by capacitance hygrometry in 9 male volunteers.
  • (12) Forearm sweat rate was also measured in seven of the subjects by dew point hygrometry.
  • (13) The number of ergastoplasmic granules in the glandular lobe of the corpora cardiaca is counted in Locusta migratoria migratorioides R. and F. and Schistocerca gregaria Forsk., male adults of different ages, grouped or isolated, having flown or not, and reared in various conditions of hygrometry and temperature.
  • (14) Chest sweating rate (msw) was measured with resistance hygrometry.
  • (15) Degree of sweat inhibition was assessed quantitatively in relation to the untreated control side by means of hygrometry and also estimated by a colorimetric method.
  • (16) Sweat rates on the forearm and on the palm were simultaneously recorded by resistance hygrometry and the mode of sweating in these areas in response to thermal and non-thermal stimuli were compared with each other.
  • (17) Local sweat rates from both forearms were continuously recorded in a steady state of each exposure, using capacitance hygrometry.
  • (18) Correlation coefficients were calculated between hypoxia mortality and different parameters: environmental--lighting, temperature, hygrometry, barometric pressure, biological--sex, age, body weight; and chronological--circadian, circannual, pluriannual.
  • (19) In unanesthetized Sprague Dawleys, SPF, of both sexes, housed in DL12:12 (100lux), at a temperature of 18--23 degrees C and a hygrometry of 60--75%, the measurements of heart frequencies during most part of their life point out a continuous decrease with age and an always higher (40--20 c.min-1) heart rate in females than in males.
  • (20) Local sweating rate was measured at six sites using resistance hygrometry.

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