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psychrometry

American  
[sahy-krom-i-tree] / saɪˈkrɒm ɪ tri /

noun

  1. the employment of the psychrometer.

  2. the science of measuring the water-vapor content of the air.

Etymology

Origin of psychrometry

First recorded in 1860–65; psychro- + -metry

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His observations for temperature, pressure, variation, hygrometry, and psychrometry of the Orotavan climate, which he chose for health, are valuable.

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