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Drosometer

Dro-som′e-ter

,
Noun.
[Gr.
δρόσοσ
dew +
-meter
: cf. F.
drosomètre
.]
(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.