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Wet and dry bulb thermometer

wet and dry bulb thermometer --> psychrometer

An instrument for measuring the tension of the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere, being essentially a wet and dry bulb hygrometer.

Origin: Gr. Psychros cold: cf. F. Psychrometre.


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