HVAC Glossary

Psychrometer

Last updated: June 9, 2026

An instrument consisting of two thermometers, one dry-bulb and one wet-bulb, used together to determine the moisture content and relative humidity of air. The wet-bulb thermometer is covered with a wetted wick, and evaporation cools it below the dry-bulb reading by an amount related to air dryness.

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