Definition of Higrometer
Hy*grom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. &?; wet,
moist + -meter: cf. F. hygromètre.]
(Physics) An instrument for measuring the degree of
moisture of the atmosphere.
Daniell's hygrometer, a form of hygrometer
consisting of a bent glass tube terminating in two bulbs, the one
covered with muslin, the other of black glass, and containing ether
and a thermometer. Ether being poured on the muslin, the black ball,
cooled by the evaporation of the ether within, is soon covered with
dew; at this moment, the inclosed thermometer gives the dew-point,
and this, compared with the reading of one in the air, determines the
humidity.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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