Medical Dictionary
psychrometer
noun psy·chrom·e·ter \sī-ˈkräm-ət-ər\
Medical Definition of PSYCHROMETER
: 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
—psy·chro·met·ric \ˌsī-krə-ˈme-trik\ adjective
—psy·chrom·e·try \sī-ˈkräm-ə-trē\ noun, plural psy·chrom·e·tries
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