psychrometer
/sʌɪˈkrɒmɪtə
/noun
A hygrometer consisting of wet-bulb and dry-bulb thermometers, the difference in the two thermometer readings being used to determine atmospheric humidity.Late in the dry season, soil water potential was measured in the interspaces, and beneath the projected canopies of D. articulata and Maytenus boaria, with dewpoint-mode thermocouple psychrometers....
- Two fresh leaf discs were punched from the centre of each blade, and the water potential of the discs was measured using a thermocouple psychrometer (Wescor, Logan, UT, USA).
- Room temperature and air humidity were recorded with an Assman psychrometer.
Origin
Early 18th century: from Greek psukhros 'cold' + -meter.
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