What is Hygrometer?
{{nosources|date=April 2020}} [[File:Haar-Hygrometer.jpg|thumb|A hair-hygrometer. Note that the scale is non-linear.]] A '''hygrometer''' is a meteorological instrument that is used to [[Measurement|measure]] the [[humidity]] of the air. A common way these [[devices]] work is by using a material that attracts [[moisture]]. This material changes depending on how hydrated it is. A hygrometer has two [[wikt:bulb|bulbs]]: one wet and one dry. Both bulbs are like [[thermometer]]s, though one is covered with a wet or dry towel. After a period of time, the water on the bulb [[evaporation|evaporates]] and at that time, the temperature is measured on each bulb. The difference between the temperatures is noted. Then each of the temperatures are used on a chart to find the relative humidity of that temperature and area. Relative humidity is a ratio, so it has no unit. A small difference between the temperature of the bulbs shows a high relative humidity coming from a low evaporation rate. In dry air, evaporation takes place faster showing a large difference in temperature thus giving a low relative humidity. == Sling psychrometer == [[File:Sling psychrometer.JPG|thumb|A sling psychrometer for outdoor use]] A sling psychrometer works when the scientist spins two [[thermometer]]s through the air, one plain and one with a wet cloth around it. The dry thermometer measures the air temperature. The wet thermometer measures the [[dew point]], because the wet cloth is cooled as the thermometer spins. Since the water on the cloth evaporates, due to [[latent heat]], which is the loss of heat energy when matter goes through a phase change, the cloth cools. Then, the thermometer measures the temperature of the cloth. Eventually the cloth will match the amount of water absorbed in it with the amount of water absorbed in the air, or the [[humidity]]. When the matching happens, the temperature will stabilize. Then, the scientist looks on a table to find the dew point according to the air temperature and humidity measured by the wet bu