| NOUN | artifact | psychrometer | a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer |
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| Meaning | A hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding air. | |
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| Parts | dry-bulb thermometer | An ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb |
| wet-bulb thermometer | A thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin | |
| Broader | hygrometer | measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere |
| Spanish | psicrómetro, sicrómetro | |
| Catalan | psicròmetre | |
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