DRY-BULB THERMOMETER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dry-bulb thermometer mean? 

• DRY-BULB THERMOMETER (noun)
  The noun DRY-BULB THERMOMETER has 1 sense:

1. an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature

  Familiarity information: DRY-BULB THERMOMETER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRY-BULB THERMOMETER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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)