乾かん球きゅう

noun

dry-bulb

Technical term used in psychrometry and meteorology, referring to the bulb of a thermometer that is kept dry to measure ambient air temperature. Often appears in compounds like 乾球温度計 (dry-bulb thermometer).

See also: 乾球温度計

• 乾かん球きゅう温おん度ど計けいで気き温おんを測はかる。

  Measure the air temperature with a dry-bulb thermometer.