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psychrometer |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Psychrometer \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: psychrometer n : a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding air
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