How to Test a Hygrometer. If you're a cigar aficionado, you need a hygrometer to make sure you're storing your wares at the correct humidity. A hygrometer is an instrument that is used to measure humidity in cigar humidors as well as greenhouses, incubators, museums, and more.
verb (used with object), inferred, inferring. 1. to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice. 2. (of facts, circumstances, statements, etc.) to indicate or involve as a conclusion; lead to. 3. to guess; speculate; surmise.
Origin of infer. Latin Ä«nferre to bring in, adduce in-in; see in-2. ferre to bear; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots. Related Forms: inÂ·ferâ²aÂ·ble. adjective. inÂ·ferâ²aÂ·bly. adverb. inÂ·ferâ²rer. noun. Usage Note: Infer is sometimes confused with imply, but the distinction careful