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 adjective
psychrometry noun

Examples of psychrometer in a Sentence

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of psychrometer was in 1728

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“Psychrometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychrometer. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

psychrometer

noun
psy·​chrom·​e·​ter sī-ˈkräm-ət-ər How to pronounce psychrometer (audio)
: an instrument for measuring water vapor

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
psychrometric adjective
psychrometry noun
plural psychrometries

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