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PSYCHROMETER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding air
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("psychrometer" is a kind of...):
hygrometer (measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere)
Meronyms (parts of "psychrometer"):
dry-bulb thermometer (an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature)
wet-bulb thermometer (a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humidity)