atmidometer

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek

Noun

atmidometer (plural atmidometers)

1. An instrument for measuring the evaporation from water, ice, or snow.
   • 1795, The British Critic and Quarterly Theological Review:

     We are likewise here presented with a very accurate account of an Atmometer, or Atmidometer, invented by the author

References

• “atmidometer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.