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wet bulb temperature

wet bulb temperature noun: the temperature read by a thermometer covered in water-soaked (water at ambient temperature) cloth over which air is passed.

Noun

wet bulb temperature (countable and uncountable, plural wet bulb temperatures, abbreviation WBT)

  1. The temperature read by a thermometer covered in water-soaked (water at ambient temperature) cloth over which air is passed.
    • And a wet-bulb temperature of 35 will kill humans, even if unclothed and in the shade; the combination of heat and humidity prevents sweating from dissipating heat, and death by hyperthermia soon results.2020, Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future, Little, Brown Book Group, →ISBN
    • Wet-bulb temperature (WBT) combines dry air temperature (as you’d see on a thermometer) with humidity – in essence, it is a measure of heat-stress conditions on humans.2022 July 31, Jocelyn Timperley, “Why you need to worry about the ‘wet-bulb temperature’”, in The Guardian
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    WBT

wet bulb temperature meaning in Tamil

wet bulb temperature in Tamil

ஈரக்குமிழ் வெப்ப நிலை, ஈரக் குமிழ் வெப்ப நிலை, ஈரக்குமிழ் வெப்ப அளவை

Synonyms of wet bulb temperature

Forms of wet bulb temperature

pluralwet bulb temperatures
abbreviationWBT
alternative formwet-bulb temperature

Questions about wet bulb temperature

What does wet bulb temperature mean?
Wet bulb temperature means the temperature read by a thermometer covered in water-soaked (water at ambient temperature) cloth over which air is passed.
What is wet bulb temperature in Tamil?
Wet bulb temperature in Tamil is ஈரக்குமிழ் வெப்ப நிலை, ஈரக் குமிழ் வெப்ப நிலை, ஈரக்குமிழ் வெப்ப அளவை. See Wet bulb temperature meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is wet bulb temperature?
Wet bulb temperature is a noun.
What is the plural of wet bulb temperature?
The plural of wet bulb temperature is wet bulb temperatures.

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