noun
- Plural of atmometer; instruments that measure the rate of evaporation of water from a surface into the atmosphere.
Usage: technical; scientific
Examples
- The meteorologists installed several atmometers across the field to monitor evaporation rates.
- Atmometers are commonly used in agricultural research to assess water loss from soil and plants.
- The data from the atmometers helped scientists understand the local climate's drying patterns.
- Modern atmometers can provide real-time measurements of atmospheric evaporative demand.