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wet-bulb thermometer

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wet-bulb thermometer

[wet-buhlb]
–noun
a thermometer having a bulb that is kept moistened when humidity determinations are being made with a psychrometer.


Origin:
1840–50
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wet-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
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