evaporometer
/ɪˌvæpəˈrɑmɪtər/
noun
- An instrument used to measure the rate of evaporation of water into the air.
- Meteorologists rely on an evaporometer to gather data for weather forecasts.
- The farmer used an evaporometer to check how quickly the soil was losing moisture.
- In the lab, the evaporometer helped scientists study the effects of wind on water loss.