psychrometricadj.
/ˌsʌɪkrəˈmɛtrɪk/, U.S. /ˌsaɪkrəˈmɛtrɪk/ Relating to or involving psychrometry.
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the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > [adjective] > relating to measurement of humidity
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1838 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 8 379 A set of psychrometric tables, which will be found eminently useful as abridging the calculation of the psychrometric formula.
1880 Nature 4 Mar. 426/2 The values deduced..agree with the observed only with a psychrometric difference of 4°.
1961 N. C. Breddy Introd. Refrigeration v. 39 With normal problems connected with air–vapour mixtures much calculation time can be saved by using psychrometric charts.
1996 W. Bordass & C. Bemrose Heating your Church ii. 17 Atmospheric air always contains moisture... The psychrometric curve..shows how its maximum carrying capacity (saturation humidity) depends on the temperature.
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