Psychrometer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several instruments used to measure the relative humidity of the atmosphere; especially a wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer.

    "1982 July, Ray W. Brown, Dale L. Bartos, A Calibration Model for Screen-caged Peltier Thermocouple Psychrometers, United States Department of Agriculture: Forest Service, Research Paper INT-293, page 2, Gross adjustment of the model using a small number of well controlled calibration measurements would suffice to make the model applicable to any new psychrometer or group of psychrometers."

  2. 2
    a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding air wordnet

Synonyms

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humidorhygrometerhygrothermometer

Example

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"You can use a psychrometer to measure relative humidity."

Etymology

From psychro- + -meter.

Related phrases

sling psychrometerrelative humiditywet and dry bulb hygrometer

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