a pair of similar thermometers mounted side by side, one having its bulb wrapped in a damp wick dipping into water. The rate of evaporation of water from the wick and the consequent cooling of the "wet bulb" is dependent on the relative humidity of the air; the latter can be obtained by means of a table from readings of the two thermometers.
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