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atmometer definition

at·mom·eter (at mäm′ət ər)

noun

an instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation of water into the atmosphere under varying conditions

Etymology: atmo(sphere) + -meter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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