WBT

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A form of wet bulb temperature — The temperature read by a thermometer covered in water-soaked (water at ambient temperature) cloth over which air is passed.

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nounWBT (plural WBTs)

plural WBTs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of wet bulb temperature.

    If humidity in the surrounding air is high, however – meaning the air is already more saturated with water – less evaporation will occur, so the WBT will be closer to the dry temperature.

    2022 July 31, Jocelyn Timperley, “Why you need to worry about the ‘wet-bulb temperature’”, in The Guardian

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wet bulb temperature
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