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Psychrometer
Psy-chrom′e-ter
,Noun.
[Gr.
ψυχρόσ
cold + -meter
: cf. F. psychromètre
.] An instrument for measuring the tension of the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere, being essentially a wet and dry bulb hygrometer.
Definition 2024
psychrometer
psychrometer
English
The interior of a Stevenson screen showing a motorized psychrometer.
Alternative forms
- psychrometre (nonstandard, rare)
Noun
psychrometer (plural psychrometers)
- (meteorology) Any of several instruments used to measure the relative humidity of the atmosphere; especially a wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer.
Related terms
- psychrometric
- psychrometry
- Category:English words prefixed with psychro-
Derived terms
Translations
instrument which measures atmospheric humidity
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