dry-bulb thermometer

[ drahy-buhlb ]

noun

1. a thermometer having a dry bulb: used in conjunction with a wet-bulb thermometer in a psychrometer.

dry-bulb thermometer

noun

1. See psychrometer
   an ordinary thermometer used alongside a wet-bulb thermometer to obtain relative humidity See also psychrometer

Example Sentences

Find on the horizontal line the temperature shown by the dry-bulb thermometer.

From Project Gutenberg

After setting, the reading of the maximum thermometer should agree closely with that of the ordinary or dry-bulb thermometer.

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The dry-bulb thermometer shows how hot one is, but it takes an instrument with a wet bulb to show how hot one feels.

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