Wet-bulb thermometer

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(Physics) That one of the two similar thermometers of a psychrometer the bulb of which is moistened; also, the entire instrument.

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wet-bulb thermometer - a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humidity psychrometer - a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding air thermometer - measuring instrument for measuring temperature dry-bulb thermometer - an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature