psychrometry

[ sahy-krom-i-tree ]

noun

1. the employment of the psychrometer.
2. the science of measuring the water-vapor content of the air.

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychrometry¹

First recorded in 1860–65; psychro- + -metry

Example Sentences

His observations for temperature, pressure, variation, hygrometry, and psychrometry of the Orotavan climate, which he chose for health, are valuable.

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