PSYCHROMETER


Meaning of PSYCHROMETER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sī-ˈkrä-mə-tər ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1741

: a hygrometer consisting essentially of two similar thermometers with the bulb of one being kept wet so that the cooling that results from evaporation makes it register a lower temperature than the dry one and with the difference between the readings constituting a measure of the dryness of the atmosphere

• psy·chro·met·ric ˌsī-krə-ˈme-trik adjective

• psy·chrom·e·try sī-ˈkrä-mə-trē noun

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