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PSYCHROMETER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does psychrometer mean? 

PSYCHROMETER (noun)
  The noun PSYCHROMETER has 1 sense:

1. a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding airplay

  Familiarity information: PSYCHROMETER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PSYCHROMETER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("psychrometer" is a kind of...):

hygrometer (measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere)

Meronyms (parts of "psychrometer"):

dry-bulb thermometer (an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature)

wet-bulb thermometer (a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humidity)


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