humidistat

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin ūmeō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idus

Latin ūmidus

Latin hūmidusder.

Old French humideder.

English humid

English -stat

English humidistat

From humid + -stat.

Noun

humidistat (plural humidistats)

1. A device that measures, or controls, the relative humidity of a gas.

Synonyms

• hygrostat