psychrometer

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noun (1)

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

psychrometry

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noun (2)

psy·​chrom·​e·​try sīˈkrämə‧trē 

plural -es

1

: the use of the psychrometer

2

: a science dealing with the physical laws governing air and water mixture compare hygrometry

Examples of psychrometer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

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

Noun (1)

International Scientific Vocabulary

Noun (2)

International Scientific Vocabulary psychrometer + -y

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1728, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for psychrometer

• barometer
• chronometer
• geometer
• hydrometer
• hygrometer
• kilometer
• micrometer
• odometer
• photometer
• pycnometer
• pyrometer
• rheometer

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