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a condition","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"oewn-13943868-n","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"moisture content","type":"related","note":"quantity"},{"target":"wetting","type":"related","note":"surface phenomenon"},{"target":"humidity","type":"related","note":"water in air"},{"target":"dryness","type":"related","note":"opposite"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.wetness","Open English WordNet: oewn-14558298-n"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["contact angle (wetting): 0 to 180 degrees - below 90 degrees: the liquid wets the surface"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Darkened or glistening surfaces, droplets or films of liquid","A darker, shinier or dripping surface, or a damp feel."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["describe degrees of wetness","explain how moisture content is measured","explain wetting and contact angle","explain how humans perceive wetness"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Slips on wet surfaces","Mould and rot from persistent dampness","Electrical hazards"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["ISO 15148:2002 water absorption coefficient of building materials by partial immersion","IEC 60529 (IP codes) protection against water ingress"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["dampness","moistness","sogginess and saturation","surface wetness","leaf wetness (in agriculture)"]}},"sources":[{"title":"wetness","url":"https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wetness","note":"sense of the word"},{"title":"Wetting","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wetting","note":"wetting and contact angle"},{"title":"ISO 15148:2002","url":"https://www.iso.org/standard/26500.html","note":"Exact scope of the partial-immersion water absorption standard."},{"title":"IEC 60529:1989","url":"https://webstore.iec.ch/en/publication/2447","note":"IP Code classification of protection provided by electrical equipment enclosures."},{"title":"Contact angle","url":"https://www.old.goldbook.iupac.org/html/C/C01290.html","note":"Contact-angle definition, interface convention and advancing, receding and equilibrium angles."},{"title":"The biology of skin wetness perception and its implications in manual function and for reproducing complex somatosensory signals in neuroprosthetics","url":"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5384974/","note":"No identified human hygroreceptor, thermal and tactile integration, and perception of warm wet stimuli."},{"title":"Solids Content of Wastewater and Manure","url":"https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/solids-content-of-wastewater-and-manure","note":"Difference between wet-basis and dry-basis moisture content."},{"title":"Soil moisture monitoring to support irrigation scheduling","url":"https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/em-9868-soil-moisture-monitoring-support-irrigation-scheduling","note":"Mass-based and volume-based water content and measurement methods."}],"openQuestions":[],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-wetness/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-wetness/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-10-22T10:54:10Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-22T11:03:05+00:00: completeness 1.00; 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