Psychrometer \Psy*chrom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. psychro`s cold + -meter: cf. F. psychrom[`e]tre.] An instrument for measuring the tension of the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere, being essentially a wet and dry bulb hygrometer.
psychrometer
n : a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a
wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the
dryness of the surrounding air