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Definition: DROSOMETER

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An instrument for measuring the quantity of dew on the surface of a body in the open air. It consists of a balance, having a plate at one end to receive the dew, and at the other a weight protected from the deposit of dew.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Drosometer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Specialty Definition: DROSOMETER

Domain Definition
Meteorology & Standards Instrument used to measure the dew. Source: European Union. (references)

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Definition: DROSOMETER

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An instrument for measuring the quantity of dew on the surface of a body in the open air. It consists of a balance, having a plate at one end to receive the dew, and at the other a weight protected from the deposit of dew.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "DROSOMETER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Specialty Definition: DROSOMETER

DomainDefinition
Meteorology & StandardsInstrument used to measure the dew. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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