dry-bulb thermometer

[ drahy-buhlb ]

/ ˈdraɪˌbʌlb /

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noun

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

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British Dictionary definitions for dry-bulb thermometer

dry-bulb thermometer

noun

an ordinary thermometer used alongside a wet-bulb thermometer to obtain relative humiditySee also psychrometer

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