dry bulb temperature

noun

Temperature of the free air as measured with a dry thermometer on a sling psychrometer over a grassy surface at a height of approximately 6 feet (1.8 meters).

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noundry bulb temperature (countable and uncountable, plural dry bulb temperatures)

plural dry bulb temperatures · alternative dry-bulb temperature

  1. countableuncountableclimatologyTemperature of the free air as measured with a dry thermometer on a sling psychrometer over a grassy surface at a height of approximately 6 feet (1.8 meters).

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nounTemperature of the free air as measured with a dry thermometer on a sling psychrometer over a grassy surface at a height of approximately 6 feet (1.8 meters).

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