dry-bulb thermometer
dry-bulb thermometer A thermometer that registers normal air temperature. It may be used in conjunction with a wet-bulb thermometer: the relative humidity can be found by measuring the depression of temperature registered by the wet bulb. See also hygrometer and psychrometer.
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