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Psychrometry vs Psychometry - What's the difference?

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Psychrometry is a see also of psychometry.


As nouns the difference between psychrometry and psychometry

is that psychrometry is the measurement or study of the thermodynamic properties of moist air while psychometry is the paranormal ability to discover information about an object's past, and especially about its past owners, merely by handling it.

psychrometry

English

Noun

(psychrometries)
  • the measurement or study of the thermodynamic properties of moist air

    • Related terms

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    Usage notes

    Not to be confused with: psychometry.

    See also

    * (psychrometrics)

    psychometry

    English

    Noun

    (psychometries)
  • The paranormal ability to discover information about an object's past, and especially about its past owners, merely by handling it.
  • (psychology) The use of psychological tests to measure intelligence, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits.
  • * 1960 , Indian Journal of Psychology XXXV–XXXVII, page 25:
    • In psychometry and paedometry his original contributions will be little unless he had equipped himself well with the subjects like mathematics and statistics.
  • * ibidem , page 27:
    • Again, barring in a few universities psychometry and physiological psychology are not regarded as compulsory papers.

    Synonyms

    * (the use of psychological tests to measure traits) psychometrics

    See also

    * psychrometry