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HYGROMETER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hygrometer" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hygrometer"):
hygrodeik (a wet and dry bulb hygrometer)
hygroscope (hygrometer that shows variations in the relative humidity of the atmosphere)
psychrometer (a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding air)
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