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English Dictionary: Psychrometer by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
psychrometer
n
  1. a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding air
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Psychrometer \Psy*chrom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. psychro`s cold + -meter:
      cf. F. psychrom[8a]tre.]
      An instrument for measuring the tension of the aqueous vapor
      in the atmosphere, being essentially a wet and dry bulb
      hygrometer.
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