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psychrometer

American  
[sahy-krom-i-ter] / saɪˈkrɒm ɪ tər /

noun

  1. an instrument for determining atmospheric humidity by the reading of two thermometers, the bulb of one being kept moist and ventilated.


psychrometer British  
/ saɪˈkrɒmɪtə /

noun

  1. Also called: wet-and-dry-bulb thermometer. a type of hygrometer consisting of two thermometers, one of which has a dry bulb and the other a bulb that is kept moist and ventilated. The difference between the readings of the thermometers gives an indication of atmospheric humidity

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psychrometer Scientific  
/ sī-krŏm′ĭ-tər /
  1. See under hygrometer


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Etymology

Origin of psychrometer

First recorded in 1720–30; psychro- + -meter


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In one video, Huth licks his forearm and flails his arms, turning himself into a human sling psychrometer to estimate humidity.

From Washington Post ● May 13, 2020

And in 1892, a German scientist—he had the unfortunate name of Richard Assmann—built what was known as an aspiration psychrometer for even more minute accuracy.

From Time ● Aug. 4, 2015

One, called a psychrometer, compared a wet thermometer bulb, cooled by evaporation, with a dry thermometer bulb.

From Time ● Aug. 4, 2015

The humidity of the air was observed both by August's psychrometer and Saussure's hygrometer.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Alexander Leslie

Direct experiments with the Schönbein ozonometer and the psychrometer gave parallel curves; whence the author regards the former as only a crude hygrometer.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various

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