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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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How to use dry-bulb thermometer in a sentence
Find on the horizontal line the temperature shown by the dry-bulb thermometer.
Seasoning of Wood|Joseph B. WagnerAfter setting, the reading of the maximum thermometer should agree closely with that of the ordinary or dry-bulb thermometer.
Practical Exercises in Elementary Meteorology|Robert DeCourcy WardThe 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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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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