dry-bulb thermometer

American

[drahy-buhlb] / ˈdraɪˌbʌlb /

noun

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

dry-bulb thermometer British

noun

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

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dry-bulb thermometer

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

From Seasoning of Wood by Wagner, J. B. (Joseph Bernard)

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