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