different between humidity vs perspiration

English

Etymology

From Middle English humidite, from Old French humidité, from Medieval Latin humiditas, from Latin umidus (“damp, moist, wet”).

Morphologically humid +? -ity

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hju??m?d?ti/

Noun

humidity (usually uncountable, plural humidities)

1. Dampness, especially that of the air.
2. The amount of water vapour in the air.

Derived terms

• absolute humidity
• relative humidity
• specific humidity

Related terms

• humid
• humidifier
• humidify

Translations

See also

• dew point
• hygrometer

See also

• humidity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from late Middle French perspiration, from perspirer (“perspire”), from Latin perspirare (“to blow or breathe constantly”), from per (“through”) + spirare (“to breathe, blow”)Morphologically perspire +? -ation

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??sp???e???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?sp???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: per?spi?ra?tion

Noun

perspiration (usually uncountable, plural perspirations)

1. The action or process of perspiring.
   • 1627, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum: or, A Naturall Historie, London: W. Lee, Cent. VII, section 680, page 170:

     The Cau?e may be Want of Per?piration?: For Much of the Matter of Haire, in the other Parts of the Body, goeth forth by In?en?ible Per?piration?; And be?ides, the Skull being of a more ?olide Sub?tance, nouri?heth and a??imilateth le??e, and excerneth more.

2. (by extension) Hard work.
3. A saline fluid secreted by the sweat glands; sweat.

Synonyms

• sweat
• hidrosis
• diaphoresis

Related terms

• perspire
• transpiration

Derived terms

• genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration

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