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dry-bulb temperature

American

[drahy-buhlb tem-per-uh-cher, tem-per-cher, tem-puh-cher] / ˈdraɪˌbʌlb ˌtɛm pər ə tʃər, ˌtɛm pər tʃər, ˌtɛm pə tʃər /

noun

Meteorology.

the temperature measured by a dry-bulb thermometer, representing the ambient temperature without calculating the effect of humidity. DBT

First recorded in 1840–50

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