Title: mechanical hygrometer
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - mechanical hygrometer
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.M03801
Status: current

Definition
An apparatus containing an element (hair, goldbeater's skin, carbon-film) whose dimension or mass varies as a function of its water content.

Related Term
- film: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/F02366

Source
- PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2195 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)

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Citation: Citation: 'mechanical hygrometer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.M03801
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