Meaning of wet bulb temperature | Babel Free
Definitions
The temperature read by a thermometer covered in water-soaked (water at ambient temperature) cloth over which air is passed.
Equivalents
Suomi
märkälämpötila
日本語
湿球温度
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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