dry bulb temperature

English

Alternative forms

• dry-bulb temperature

Noun

dry bulb temperature (countable and uncountable, plural dry bulb temperatures)

1. (meteorology) 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).

   Synonym: DBT

   Coordinate term: wet bulb temperature

Further reading

• dry-bulb temperature on Wikipedia.Wikipedia