sling psychrometer

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sling psychrometer [′sliŋ si′kräm·əd·ər]

(engineering)

A psychrometer in which the wet- and dry-bulb thermometers are mounted upon a frame connected to a handle at one end by means of a bearing or a length of chain; the psychrometer may be whirled in the air for the simultaneous measurement of wet- and dry-bulb temperatures.

sling psychrometer

A psychrometer to which a handle is attached; the apparatus is whirled in the air until the reading of the wet-bulb thermometer reaches a constant value.

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