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单词 psychrometer
释义

psychrometer

noun

psy·​chrom·​e·​ter sī-ˈkrä-mə-tər How to pronounce psychrometer (audio)
: a hygrometer consisting essentially of two similar thermometers with the bulb of one being kept wet so that the cooling that results from evaporation makes it register a lower temperature than the dry one and with the difference between the readings constituting a measure of the dryness of the atmosphere
psychrometric
ˌsī-krə-ˈme-trik How to pronounce psychrometer (audio)
adjective
psychrometry
sī-ˈkrä-mə-trē How to pronounce psychrometer (audio)
noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web More recently, a device called a sling psychrometer can be used to calculate the wet bulb globe temperature. Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2022 During Friday’s practice at Kentucky Country Day, student managers measured the field’s heat index every 15 minutes using a psychrometer. Dominique Yates, The Courier-Journal, 19 July 2019

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1728, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

psychrometer

noun

psy·​chrom·​e·​ter sī-ˈkräm-ət-ər How to pronounce psychrometer (audio)
: a hygrometer consisting essentially of two similar thermometers with the bulb of one being kept wet so that the cooling that results from evaporation makes it register a lower temperature than the dry one and with the difference between the readings constituting a measure of the dryness of the atmosphere
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