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DRY-BULB THERMOMETER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dry-bulb thermometer" is a kind of...):
thermometer (measuring instrument for measuring temperature)
Holonyms ("dry-bulb thermometer" is a part of...):
psychrometer (a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding air)
Antonym:
wet-bulb thermometer (a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humidity)
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