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psychrometer definition

psy·chrom·eter (sī kräm′ət ər)

noun

an instrument with wet- and dry-bulb thermometers, for measuring moisture in the air

Etymology: psychro- + -meter: orig., thermometer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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