Psychrometer

[sai'krɒmitә]

Definition

(noun.) a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding air.

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Definition

(n.) An instrument for measuring the tension of the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere, being essentially a wet and dry bulb hygrometer.

Typist: Melba

Definition

n. an instrument for measuring the tension of aqueous vapour in the atmosphere: a wet and dry bulb hygrometer.—adjs. Psychromet′ric -al.—ns. Psychrom′etry; Psychrophō′bia morbid impressibility to cold; Psy′chrophore a refrigerating instrument like a catheter for cooling the urethra.

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