psychrometer

American  

[sahy-krom-i-ter] / saɪˈkrɒm ɪ tər /

noun

1. an instrument for determining atmospheric humidity by the reading of two thermometers, the bulb of one being kept moist and ventilated.

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psychrometer British  

/ saɪˈkrɒmɪtə /

noun

1. Also called: wet-and-dry-bulb thermometer.  a type of hygrometer consisting of two thermometers, one of which has a dry bulb and the other a bulb that is kept moist and ventilated. The difference between the readings of the thermometers gives an indication of atmospheric humidity

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psychrometer Scientific  

/ sī-krŏm′ĭ-tər /

1. See under hygrometer

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• psychrometric
  adjective
• psychrometrical
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of psychrometer

First recorded in 1720–30; psychro- + -meter

Example Sentences

In one video, Huth licks his forearm and flails his arms, turning himself into a human sling psychrometer to estimate humidity.

From Washington Post • May 13, 2020

And in 1892, a German scientist—he had the unfortunate name of Richard Assmann—built what was known as an aspiration psychrometer for even more minute accuracy.

From Time • Aug. 4, 2015

One, called a psychrometer, compared a wet thermometer bulb, cooled by evaporation, with a dry thermometer bulb.

From Time • Aug. 4, 2015

The sling psychrometer as used by the U.S.

From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)

Direct experiments with the Schönbein ozonometer and the psychrometer gave parallel curves; whence the author regards the former as only a crude hygrometer.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various