(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:15:17

Hy"gro*scope (?), n. [Gr. wet + -scope: cf. F. hygroscope.] Physics

An instrument which shows whether there is more or less moisture in the atmosphere, without indicating its amount.

 

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