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Meanings of moisture in English

Russian
влажность
Spanish
relente

Presence of a liquid, especially water, often in trace amounts.

        влажность
        Portuguese
        umidade
        Spanish
        humedad

        Wetness caused by water.

              umidade
              Usage of moisture in English
              1
              Planting deep-rooted crops would allow farmers to better exploit available soil moisture.
              Reuters
              2
              The dung and moisture are collected in a fosse in the stable.
              The Slave Trade, Domestic and Foreign / Why It Exists, and How I...
              3
              Because the underneath part of the ground held the moisture in it.
              Daddy Takes Us to the Garden / The Daddy Series for Little Folks
              4
              But derivatives are used in such things as moisture-proof clear plastic wraps.
              Wired
              5
              Etzel also notes that a little moisture helped create the perfect conditions.
              Rock and Ice Magazine
              6
              Because of its high initial moisture content, the chestnut is quite perishable.
              On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
              7
              He saw moisture in her eyes and felt it in his own.
              The Pretty Lady
              8
              There is a lot of concern now about no moisture, Svoboda said.
              Reuters
              9
              It was bitterly cold, from the amount of moisture in the air.
              The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from ...
              10
              Physical properties; the moisture, heat and air conditions needed by the roots.
              The First Book of Farming
              11
              And it's ditto for Bay of Plenty in terms of welcome moisture.
              Radio NZ
              12
              The system collects data from soil moisture sensors, weather stations and cameras.
              Reuters
              13
              The sun attracts the moisture, the earth dries, and the fruits ripen.
              Light, Life, and Love: Selections from the German Mystics of the...
              14
              The thunder passed away seawards, drawing the valley moisture in its train.
              "Wee Tim'rous Beasties": Studies of Animal life and Character
              15
              The falling moisture fed the myriad streams, and cooled the noontime air.
              The Tarn of Eternity
              16
              Roots of the eucalyptus will prolong themselves incredibly in search of moisture.
              Can Such Things Be?
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              Translations for moisture
              Portuguese
              umidadehumidade
              Moisture through the time
              Moisture across language varieties
              New Zealand
              Common
              United States of America
              Common
              Australia
              Common
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