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Meaning of PSYCHROMETER

Pronunciation:  sI'krâmitur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  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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 See Also: dry-bulb thermometer, hygrometer, wet-bulb thermometer

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Psy*chrom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. psychro`s cold + -meter:
cf. F. psychrom[`e]tre.]
An instrument for measuring the tension of the aqueous vapor
in the atmosphere, being essentially a wet and dry bulb
hygrometer.
 

 

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