psychrometry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /saɪˈkɹɑmətɹi/ (General-American)
- /saɪˈkɹɒmɪtɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From psychro- (prefix meaning ‘cold’) + -metry (suffix forming nouns relating to measures and measurement), modelled after psychrometer.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) Synonym of psychrometrics (“the measurement or study of the physical and thermodynamic properties of the atmosphere and its water vapour”).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| psychrometries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
psychrometrical · psychrometric · psychrometer · psychrometrics · psychrometric chart · psychrometrically · hygrometer · hygrometry
Synonyms
Translations (13)
ca psicrometria (synonym of psychrometrics — see also psychrometrics) · de Psychrometrie (synonym of psychrometrics — see also psychrometrics) · fr psychrométrie (synonym of psychrometrics — see also psychrometrics) · mk психроме́трија (synonym of psychrometrics — see also psychrometrics) · it psicrometria (synonym of psychrometrics — see also psychrometrics) · sc psicrometrìa (synonym of psychrometrics — see also psychrometrics) · sh психрометрија (synonym of psychrometrics — see also psychrometrics) · hu pszichrometria (synonym of psychrometrics — see also psychrometrics) · es psicrometría (synonym of psychrometrics — see also psychrometrics) · gl psicometría (synonym of psychrometrics — see also psychrometrics) · pt psicrometria (synonym of psychrometrics — see also psychrometrics) · sh psihrometrija (synonym of psychrometrics — see also psychrometrics) · tr psikrometri (synonym of psychrometrics — see also psychrometrics)