dry-bulb temperature

dry-bulb temperature

[¦drī ‚bəlb ′tem·prə·chər] (physics) The actual air temperature as measured by a dry-bulb thermometer.

dry-bulb temperature

The air temperature indicated by a dry-bulb thermometer after correction for the effects of radiation.

dry-bulb temperature

Dry bulb thermometer.The temperature measured by a thermometer not affected by the evaporation of water. It is the ambient air temperature as measured by a normal thermometer.