atmometer, evaporometer
(noun) an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
evaporometer (plural evaporometers)
An instrument for measuring evaporation; an atmometer.
Source: Wiktionary
E*vap`o*rom"e*ter, n. Etym: [L. evaporare to evaporate + -meter: cf. F. évapormètre.] (Physics)
Definition: An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of a fluid evaporated in a given time; an atmometer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
