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moisture

(Or moisture content.) In meteorology, a general term usually referring to the water vapor content of the atmosphere, or to the total water substance (gaseous, liquid, and solid) present in a given volume of air.

In climatology, moisture refers more specifically to quantities of precipitation or to precipitation effectiveness.
See humidity;
see also soil moisture.

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-<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(<br/>''Or'' moisture content.) In meteorology, a general term usually referring to the [[water vapor]]  content of the [[atmosphere]], or to the total water substance (gaseous, liquid, and solid) present in  a given volume of air.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In [[climatology]], moisture refers more specifically to quantities of [[precipitation]] or to [[precipitation  effectiveness]]. <br/>''See'' [[humidity]]; <br/>''see also'' [[soil moisture]].</div><br/> </div>
+<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Or'' moisture content.) In meteorology, a general term usually referring to the [[water vapor]]  content of the [[atmosphere]], or to the total water substance (gaseous, liquid, and solid) present in  a given volume of air.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In [[climatology]], moisture refers more specifically to quantities of [[precipitation]] or to [[precipitation  effectiveness]]. <br/>''See'' [[humidity]]; <br/>''see also'' [[soil moisture]].</div><br/> </div>
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