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ATMOMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does atmometer mean?
• ATMOMETER (noun)
The noun ATMOMETER has 1 sense:
1. an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water
Familiarity information: ATMOMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
atmometer; evaporometer
Hypernyms ("atmometer" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
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