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wet-bulb thermometer
wet-bulb thermometer n (Physical Geography) a thermometer the bulb of which is covered by a moist muslin bag, used together with a dry-bulb thermometer to measure humidity Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  wet-bulb thermometer - a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humiditypsychrometer - a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding airthermometer - measuring instrument for measuring temperaturedry-bulb thermometer - an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature |
wet-bulb thermometer
wet-bulb thermometer[′wet ¦bəlb thər′mäm·əd·ər] (engineering) A thermometer having the bulb covered with a cloth, usually muslin or cambric, saturated with water. wet-bulb thermometerIn a psychrometer, the thermometer whose bulb is kept moistened.wet-bulb thermometer
wet-bulb ther·mom·e·ter (wet'bŭlb thĕr-mom'ĕ-tĕr) Ambient air thermometer with a bulb enclosed by a wet wick. With high relative humidity, little evaporative cooling occurs, and the reading is similar to that of a dry-bulb thermometer. On a dry day, significant evaporation occurs from the wetted bulb, which maximizes the difference between the two thermometer readings. wet-bulb thermometer
Related to wet-bulb thermometer: Dry Bulb TemperatureAntonyms for wet-bulb thermometernoun a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslinRelated WordsAntonyms |