- wet-and-dry-bulb thermometer
- wet-and-dry-bulb thermometer n PSYCHROMETER
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psychrometer.
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wet-and-dry-bulb thermometer
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wet-and-dry-bulb thermometer — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : psychrometer * * * wet and dry bulb thermometer noun A hygrometer consisting of two thermometers, one with a dry bulb, the other with the bulb kept moist • • • Main Entry: ↑wet … Useful english dictionary
wet-bulb thermometer — [wet′bulb′] n. Meteorol. a thermometer having its bulb covered with a wet cloth: the water evaporates to cool the wet bulb, and by comparing its temperature to a dry bulb thermometer the amount of water vapor in the air can be determined … English World dictionary
Dry-bulb temperature — The dry bulb temperature is the temperature of air measured by a thermometer freely exposed to the air but shielded from radiation and moisture. Dry bulb temperature is the temperature that is usually thought of as air temperature, and it is the… … Wikipedia
Thermometer — A device used to measure the temperature of gaseous, liquid or solid matter or of a chemical reaction such as fire. Temperature measurement is important to a wide range of activities, including industry, scientific research, and health care. In… … Medical dictionary
Wet-bulb temperature — The wet bulb temperature is a type of temperature measurement that reflects the physical properties of a system with a mixture of a gas and a vapor, usually air and water vapor. Wet bulb temperature can have several technical meanings:… … Wikipedia
dry- and wet-bulb hygrometer — An instrument to measure the dew point, relative humidity, and vapor pressure. It essentially consists of two ordinary, accurate, mercury thermometers. One has thin muslin wrapped around it and is kept wet; it is called a wet bulb thermometer.… … Aviation dictionary
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature — The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) is a composite temperature used to estimate the effect of temperature, humidity, and solar radiation on humans. It is used by industrial hygienists, athletes, and the military to determine appropriate… … Wikipedia
psychrometer — A device for measuring the humidity of the atmosphere by the difference in temperature between two thermometers, the bulb of one kept moist, the other dry. Evaporation from the moist bulb lowers the reading of that thermometer; the greater the… … Medical dictionary
Hygrometer — Not to be confused with hydrometer. A hygrometer (UK: /haɪˈɡrɒmɪtə/) is an instrument used for measuring the moisture content in the environmental air, or humidity. Most measurement devices usually rely on measurements of some other quantity … Wikipedia
hygrometer — /huy grom i teuhr/, n. any instrument for measuring the water vapor content of the atmosphere. [1660 70; HYGRO + METER] * * * ▪ meteorological instrument instrument used in meteorological science to measure the humidity, or amount of water… … Universalium
