psychrometer

noun

psy·​chrom·​e·​ter sī-ˈkrä-mə-tər 

: 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 

adjective

psychrometry

sī-ˈkrä-mə-trē 

noun

Examples of psychrometer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bundled up from head to toe, George had to venture out in some of the most extreme conditions ever recorded holding a sling psychrometer in her hand, which is the technique the observatory has used to measure weather conditions since 1932. —Jennifer Gray, CNN, 6 Feb. 2023

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

Kids Definition

psychrometer

noun

psy·​chrom·​e·​ter sī-ˈkräm-ət-ər 

: an instrument for measuring water vapor

Medical Definition

psychrometer

noun

psy·​chrom·​e·​ter sī-ˈkräm-ət-ər 

: 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 

adjective

psychrometry

sī-ˈkräm-ə-trē 

noun

plural psychrometries