Psychrometry
[sahy-krom-i-tree] /saɪˈkrɒm ɪ tri/
noun
1.
the employment of the psychrometer.
2.
the science of measuring the water-vapor content of the air.
psychrometry psy·chrom·e·try (sī-krŏm’ĭ-trē)
n.
The calculation of relative humidity and water-vapor pressures from temperature and barometric pressure. Also called hygrometry.
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