atmometer

[ at-mom-i-ter ]

noun
  1. an instrument for measuring the rate at which water evaporates.

Origin of atmometer

1
First recorded in 1805–15; atmo- + -meter

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British Dictionary definitions for atmometer

atmometer

/ (ætˈmɒmɪtə) /


noun
  1. an instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation of water into the atmosphere: Also called: evaporimeter, evaporometer

Derived forms of atmometer

  • atmometry, noun

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Scientific definitions for atmometer

atmometer

[ ăt-mŏmĭ-tər ]


  1. An instrument that measures the rate of evaporation of water into the atmosphere. Atmometers usually measure the evaporation of water from a free water surface (such as a pan of water set into the ground so that the water's surface is even with the ground's surface) or from a porous, water-saturated surface (such as filter paper placed over a graduated cylinder of water). In the first type, the difference between the ground surface and the water level is used to calculate the volume of water that has evaporated in a given period of time. In the second type, the water volume is read directly from the graduated cylinder. Also called evaporimeter

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