wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer

noun

A hygrometer consisting of two thermometers, the bulb of one of which is kept wet and shows a lower temperature; the relative humidity is obtained from the two temperatures using tables.

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nounwet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer (plural wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometers)

plural wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometers

  1. climatologyA hygrometer consisting of two thermometers, the bulb of one of which is kept wet and shows a lower temperature; the relative humidity is obtained from the two temperatures using tables.
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