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wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer

wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer noun: a hygrometer consisting of two thermometers, the bulb of one of which is kept wet and shows a lower temperature; the relative humidity is obtained from the two temperatures using tables.

Noun

wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer (plural wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometers)

  1. A hygrometer consisting of two thermometers, the bulb of one of which is kept wet and shows a lower temperature; the relative humidity is obtained from the two temperatures using tables.

Forms of wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer

pluralwet-and-dry-bulb hygrometers

Questions about wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer

What does wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer mean?
Wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer means a hygrometer consisting of two thermometers, the bulb of one of which is kept wet and shows a lower temperature; the relative humidity is obtained from the two temperatures using tables.
What part of speech is wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer?
Wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer is a noun.
What is the plural of wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer?
The plural of wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer is wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometers.

Words near wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer in the dictionary

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