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WET-BULB THERMOMETER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humidity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wet-bulb thermometer" is a kind of...):
thermometer (measuring instrument for measuring temperature)
Holonyms ("wet-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:
dry-bulb thermometer (an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature)
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