Meaning Of The Word Wet-bulb thermometer

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Wet-bulb thermometer Meaning

Wet-bulb thermometer Definition
Wet-bulb thermometer Definition

What's The Definition Of Wet-bulb thermometer?

wet-bulb thermometer in British English
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
noun: a thermometer having a bulb that is kept moistened when humidity determinations are being made with a psychrometer
noun: a thermometer the bulb of which is covered by a moist muslin bag, used together with a dry-bulb thermometer to measure humidity

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