dry-bulb thermometer

[drahy-buhlb]

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noun

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

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

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