"wet bulbing" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From wet + bulb + -ing, after the wet bulb of a psychrometer which is cooled by evaporation. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|wet|bulb|-ing}} wet + bulb + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wet bulbing (uncountable)
  1. (meteorology) Cooling caused by evaporation. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Meteorology Synonyms: wet-bulbing
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