습도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 濕度.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɯp̚t͈o̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [습또]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seupdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seubdo
McCune–Reischauer?	sŭpto
Yale Romanization?	supto

Noun

습도 • (seupdo) (hanja 濕度)

1. humidity

   습도가 높다 ― seupdo-ga nopda ― to have high humidity; to be humid

   습도가 낮다 ― seupdo-ga natda ― to have low humidity; to be dry

   올 여름이 유독 습도가 높은 것 같지 않나요?

   Ol yeoreum-i yudok seupdoga nopeun geot gatji annayo?

   Don't you think this summer is especially humid?

Derived terms

• 비습도 (biseupdo, “specific humidity”)
• 상대습도 (sangdaeseupdo, “relative humidity”)
• 습도계 (seupdogye, “a hygrometer”)
• 온습도 (onseupdo, “temperature and humidity”)
• 온습도계 (onseupdogye, “a thermohygrometer”)
• 절대습도 (jeoldaeseupdo, “absolute humidity”)