Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of dew that condenses on a body which has been exposed to the open air during the night.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Meteorol.) 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A device for
measuring the amount ofdew on a surface.
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek δρόσος "drosos" (dew) + μέτρον "metron".
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