dry-bulb
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 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… …
4dry-bulb thermometer — /druy bulb / a thermometer having a dry bulb: used in conjunction with a wet bulb thermometer in a psychrometer. * * * …
5dry-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 …
6dry bulb — noun an ordinary exposed thermometer bulb, as used in conjunction with a wet bulb …
7dry bulb — n. an ordinary exposed thermometer bulb, esp. as used in conjunction with a wet bulb …
8dry bulb temperature — noun (Meteorology) Temperature of the free air as measured with a dry thermometer on a sling psychrometer over a grassy surface at a height of approximately 6 feet (1.8 meters) …
9dry bulb — An instrument with a sensitive element to measure ambient air temperature …
10wet-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 …
