WET-BULB THERMOMETER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humidity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

thermometer (measuring instrument for measuring temperature)

Holonyms ("wet-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:

dry-bulb thermometer (an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature)

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