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atmometry

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at⋅mom⋅e⋅try

  [at-mom-i-tree]
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–noun
the science of measuring the rate at which water evaporates.
Origin:
atmo- + -metry
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at·mom·e·ter   (āt-mŏm'ĭ-tər)   
n.  An instrument that measures the rate of water evaporation.

[Greek atmos, vapor; see atmosphere + -meter.]
at'mo·met'ric (-mō-mět'rĭk) adj., at·mom'e·try n.
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