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    DRY-BULB THERMOMETER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperatureplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("dry-bulb thermometer" is a kind of...):

    thermometer (measuring instrument for measuring temperature)

    Holonyms ("dry-bulb thermometer" is a part of...):

    psychrometer (a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding air)

    Antonym:

    wet-bulb thermometer (a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humidity)

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