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dry bulb temperature

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
dry bul-b tem-per-a-ture
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Temperature of the free air as measured with a dry thermometer on a sling psychrometer over a grassy surface at a height of approximately 6 feet (1.8 meters).

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

dry bulb temperatures (plural) dry-bulb temperature (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

wet bulb temperature

Synonyms

DBT

Questions

What does dry bulb temperature mean?
Temperature of the free air as measured with a dry thermometer on a sling psychrometer over a grassy surface at a height of approximately 6 feet (1.8 meters).

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