Dictionary.com

dry-bulb thermometer

[ drahy-buhlb ]
/ ˈdraɪˌbʌlb /
Save This Word!
noun
a thermometer having a dry bulb: used in conjunction with a wet-bulb thermometer in a psychrometer.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.
His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby dry-bulb thermometer

dry beer, dry behind the ears, dry-bone ore, drybrush, dry-bulb temperature, dry-bulb thermometer, dry bulk, dry cell, dry-clean, dry cleaner, dry cleaning
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use dry-bulb thermometer in a sentence

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK