MOISTURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does moisture mean? 

• MOISTURE (noun)
  The noun MOISTURE has 1 sense:

1. wetness caused by water

  Familiarity information: MOISTURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOISTURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wetness caused by water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

moisture; wet

Context example:

drops of wet gleamed on the window

Hypernyms ("moisture" is a kind of...):

wetness (the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water))

Derivation:

moisten (make moist)

moisturise; moisturize (make (more) humid)

 Context examples 

The act of removing moisture from something.

(Desiccation, NCI Thesaurus)

They collected soil samples, enveloped trees in belts to measure growth on a fine scale and planted sensors that continue to collect data on soil moisture and temperature, which varies widely in forests.

(From tropical to boreal ecosystems, temperature drives functioning, National Science Foundation)

He felt a quick moisture in his eyes.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

It also adds information about an environment combining heat and moisture, which could have provided favorable conditions for microbial life.

(Clues about Volcanoes Under Ice on Ancient Mars, NASA)

AFD neurons also sense temperature, carbon dioxide, and moisture gradients.

(Magnetic Field Sensor Unearthed in Worms, NIH)

A device designed to remove moisture from the air.

(Dehumidifier Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

Because the troposphere traps most of the moisture, stratospheric clouds require extreme cold.

(NASA Finds Methane Ice Cloud in Titan's Stratosphere, NASA)

A device designed to remove moisture from a substance or material.

(Dehydrator Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

The lack of natural or normal moisture.

(Dryness, NCI Thesaurus)

The moisture from his breath had collected on his beard and frozen into a great mass of ice, and this he proceeded to thaw out.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)