psychrometer

[ sahy-krom-i-ter ]

noun
  1. an instrument for determining atmospheric humidity by the reading of two thermometers, the bulb of one being kept moist and ventilated.

Origin of psychrometer

1
First recorded in 1720–30; psychro- + -meter

Other words from psychrometer

  • psy·chro·met·ric [sahy-kruh-me-trik], /ˌsaɪ krəˈmɛ trɪk/, psy·chro·met·ri·cal, adjective

Words Nearby psychrometer

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use psychrometer in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for psychrometer

psychrometer

/ (saɪˈkrɒmɪtə) /


noun
  1. a type of hygrometer consisting of two thermometers, one of which has a dry bulb and the other a bulb that is kept moist and ventilated. The difference between the readings of the thermometers gives an indication of atmospheric humidity: Also called: wet-and-dry-bulb thermometer

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for psychrometer

psychrometer

[ sī-krŏmĭ-tər ]


The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.