- wet-bulb thermometer
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/wet"bulb'/a thermometer having a bulb that is kept moistened when humidity determinations are being made with a psychrometer. Cf. dry-bulb thermometer.[1840-50]
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wet-bulb thermometer — [wet′bulb′] n. Meteorol. a thermometer having its bulb covered with a wet cloth: the water evaporates to cool the wet bulb, and by comparing its temperature to a dry bulb thermometer the amount of water vapor in the air can be determined … English World dictionary
Wet-bulb thermometer — (Physics) That one of the two similar thermometers of a psychrometer the bulb of which is moistened; also, the entire instrument. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wet-bulb thermometer — noun a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humidity • Ant: ↑dry bulb thermometer • Hypernyms: ↑thermometer • Part Holonyms: ↑psychrometer * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Wet-bulb temperature — The wet bulb temperature is a type of temperature measurement that reflects the physical properties of a system with a mixture of a gas and a vapor, usually air and water vapor. Wet bulb temperature can have several technical meanings:… … Wikipedia
wet-bulb temperature — The lowest temperature at which air may be cooled by the evaporation of water at a constant pressure. It is measured with a wet bulb thermometer … Aviation dictionary
wet-bulb temperature — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : temperature indicated by a wet bulb thermometer that is lower than the actual temperature of the air compare psychrometer … Useful english dictionary
wet-and-dry-bulb thermometer — n PSYCHROMETER * * * psychrometer … Medical dictionary
dry-bulb thermometer — noun an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature • Ant: ↑wet bulb thermometer • Hypernyms: ↑thermometer • Part Holonyms: ↑psychrometer * * * noun : an ordinary thermometer; … Useful english dictionary
dry-bulb thermometer — [drī′bulb′] n. a thermometer that is not covered with a wet cloth: see WET BULB THERMOMETER … English World dictionary
dry-bulb thermometer — /druy bulb / a thermometer having a dry bulb: used in conjunction with a wet bulb thermometer in a psychrometer. * * * … Universalium
