Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wet bulb temperature

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: wet bul-b tem-per-a-ture
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The temperature read by a thermometer covered in water-soaked (water at ambient temperature) cloth over which air is passed.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And a wet-bulb temperature of 35 will kill humans, even if unclothed and in the shade; the combination of heat and humidity prevents sweating from dissipating heat, and death by hyperthermia soon results."
"Wet-bulb temperature (WBT) combines dry air temperature (as you’d see on a thermometer) with humidity – in essence, it is a measure of heat-stress conditions on humans."

Usage

Inflected Forms

wet bulb temperatures (plural) WBT (abbreviation) wet-bulb temperature (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

dry bulb temperature

Synonyms

WBT

Questions

What does wet bulb temperature mean?: The temperature read by a thermometer covered in water-soaked (water at ambient temperature) cloth over which air is passed.

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