dry bulb thermometer
1dry-bulb thermometer — [drī′bulb′] n. a thermometer that is not covered with a wet cloth: see WET BULB THERMOMETER …
2dry-bulb thermometer — noun an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature • Ant: ↑wet bulb thermometer • Hypernyms: ↑thermometer • Part Holonyms: ↑psychrometer * * * noun : an ordinary thermometer; …
3dry-bulb thermometer — /druy bulb / a thermometer having a dry bulb: used in conjunction with a wet bulb thermometer in a psychrometer. * * * …
4wet-and-dry-bulb thermometer — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : psychrometer * * * wet and dry bulb thermometer noun A hygrometer consisting of two thermometers, one with a dry bulb, the other with the bulb kept moist • • • Main Entry: ↑wet …
5wet-and-dry-bulb thermometer — n PSYCHROMETER * * * psychrometer …
6dry-bulb temperature — noun : temperature indicated by a dry bulb thermometer that is the actual temperature of the air contrasted with wet bulb temperature; compare psychrometer …
7wet-bulb thermometer — noun a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humidity • Ant: ↑dry bulb thermometer • Hypernyms: ↑thermometer • Part Holonyms: ↑psychrometer * * * noun …
8wet-bulb thermometer — [wet′bulb′] n. Meteorol. 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 …
9wet-bulb thermometer — /wet bulb / a thermometer having a bulb that is kept moistened when humidity determinations are being made with a psychrometer. Cf. dry bulb thermometer. [1840 50] * * * …
10Dry-bulb temperature — The dry bulb temperature is the temperature of air measured by a thermometer freely exposed to the air but shielded from radiation and moisture. Dry bulb temperature is the temperature that is usually thought of as air temperature, and it is the… …
