wet bulb

English

Noun

wet bulb (plural wet bulbs)

  1. Ellipsis of wet bulb temperature
  2. (informal) A wet-bulb heatwave.
    • 2025 June 26, Sam Wolfson, “On r/collapse, people are ‘kept abreast of the latest doom’. Its moderators say it’s not for everyone”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      This June, r/collapse was busy discussing the developing conflict between Iran and Israel, as well as “wet bulbs” (a far more humid and deadly type of heatwave), the millions of air conditioners being bought in India as temperatures rise and Trump’s plan to end Fema.
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