Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter E - Page 56

Eurypterus (n.) (Paleon.) A genus of extinct Merostomata, found in Silurian rocks. Some of the species are more than three feet long.

Eurythmy (n.) (Fine Arts) Just or harmonious proportion or movement, as in the composition of a poem, an edifice, a painting, or a statue.

Eurythmy (n.) (Med.) Regularly of the pulse.

Eurythmy (n.) The interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding [syn: eurythmy, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurhythmics].

Eusebian (n.) (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Eusebius, bishop of Caesarea, who was a friend and protector of Arius.

Eustachian (a.) (Anat.) Discovered by Eustachius.

Eustachian (a.) (Anat.) Pertaining to the Eustachian tube; as, Eustachian catheter.

Eustachian catheter, A tubular instrument to be introduced into the Eustachian tube so as to allow of inflation of the middle ear through the nose or mouth.

Eustrachian tube (Anat.), A passage from the tympanum of the ear to the pharynx. See Ear.

Eustachian valve (Anat.), A crescent-shaped fold of the lining membrane of the heart at the entrance of the vena cava inferior. It directs the blood towards the left auricle in the fetus, but is rudimentary and functionless in the adult.

Compare: Intercolumniation

Intercolumniation (n.) (Arch.) The clear space between two columns, measured at the bottom of their shafts. -- Gwilt.

Note: It is customary to measure the intercolumniation in terms of the diameter of the shaft, taken also at the bottom. Different words, derived from the Greek, are in use to denote certain common proportions. They are:       Pycnostyle, when the intercolumniation is of one and a half diameters; Systyle, of two diameters; Eustyle, of two and a quarter diameters; Diastyle, of three diameters; Ar[ae]ostyle, of four or more, and so great that a wooden architrave has to be used   instead of stone; Ar[ae]osystyle, when the intercolumniations are alternately systyle and ar[ae]ostyle.

Eustyle (n.)  (Arch.) See Intercolumnlation.

Eutaxy (n.) Good or established order or arrangement. [R.] -- E. Waterhouse.

Euterpe (n.) (Class. Myth.) 【希神】司音樂,抒情詩的女神 The Muse who presided over music.

Euterpe (n.) (Bot.) A genus of palms, some species of which are elegant trees.

Euterpe (n.) A monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America [syn: {Euterpe}, {genus Euterpe}].

Euterpe (n.) (Greek mythology) The Muse of music (or the flute).

Euterpean (a.) Of or pertaining to Euterpe or to music.

Euthanasia (n.) An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired. "An euthanasia of all thought." -- Hazlitt.

The kindest wish of my friends is euthanasia. -- Arbuthnot.

Euthanasia (n.) The act or process of putting to death for humane purposes; -- used to refer to the killing of animals in order to relieve or avoid pain.

Euthanasia (n.) The act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) [syn: euthanasia, mercy killing].

Euthanasy (n.) Same as Euthanasia.

Euthiochroic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid so called.

Euthiochroic acid (Chem.), A complex derivative of hydroquinone and sulphonic (thionic) acid. -- so called because it contains sulphur, and forms brilliantly colored (yellow) salts.

Euthyneura (n. pl.) (Zool.) A large division of gastropod molluske, including the Pulmonifera and Opisthobranchiata.

Eutrophy (n.) (Med.) Healthy nutrition; soundless as regards the nutritive functions.

Eutychian (n.) (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Eutyches [5th century], who held that the divine and the human in the person of Christ were blended together as to constitute but one nature; a monophysite; -- opposed to Nestorian.

Eutychianism (n.) (Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of Eutyches and his followers.

Euxanthic (a.) (Chem.) Having a yellow color; pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, euxanthin.

Euxanthic acid (Chem.), A yellow, crystalline, organicVacid, extracted from euxanthin.

Euxanthin (n.) (Chem.) A yellow pigment imported from India and China. It has a strong odor, and is said to be obtained from the urine of herbivorous animals when fed on the mango. It consists if a magnesium salt of euxanthic acid. Called also puri, purree, and Indian yellow.

Euxenite (n.) (Min.) A brownish black mineral with a metallic luster, found in Norway. It contains niobium, titanium, yttrium, and uranium, with some other metals.

Evacate (v. t.) To empty. [Obs.] -- VHarvey.

Evacuant (a.) 促進排泄的 Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic. -- n. (Med.) A purgative or cathartic.

Evacuant (a.) Strongly laxative [syn: cathartic, evacuant, purgative].

Evacuant (n.) 排泄藥 A purgative or cathartic.

Evacuant (a.) Strongly laxative [syn: {cathartic}, {evacuant}, {purgative}].

Evacuated (imp. & p. p.) of Evacuate

Evacuating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Evacuate

Evacuate (v. t.) 撤空,撤離;從……撤退;使避難,使疏散 [+from];排空(胃或腸);排(便);消除 To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.

Evacuate (v. t.) Fig.: To make empty; to deprive. [R.]

Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important meaning. -- Coleridge.

Evacuate (v. t.) To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.

Evacuate (v. t.) To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress.

The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country. -- Burke.

Evacuate (v. t.) To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a contract or marriage. [Obs.] -- Bacon.

Evacuate (v. i.) 疏散,撤出,排泄 To let blood. [Obs.] -- Burton.

Evacuate (v. i.) To expel stool from the bowels; to defecate.

Evacuate (v.) Move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated".

Evacuate (v.) Empty completely; "evacuate the bottle".

Evacuate (v.) Move people from their homes or country.

Evacuate (v.) Create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel).

Evacuate (v.) Excrete or discharge from the body [syn: {evacuate}, {void}, {empty}].

Evacuate (v.) [ I or T ] (把人從危險的地方)撤離,撤出,疏散,轉移 To move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe.

// The police evacuated the village shortly before the explosion.

// A thousand people were evacuated from their homes following the floods.

// When toxic fumes began to drift toward our homes, we were told to evacuate.

Evacuation (n.) [U] [C] 撤空;撤離;撤退;疏散;排泄;排泄物 The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging. Specifically:

Evacuation (n.) (Mil.) Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress, etc.

Evacuation (n.) (Med.) Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.

Evacuation (n.) That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means.

Evacuation (n.) Abolition; nullification. [Obs.] -- Hooker.

{Evacuation day}, The anniversary of the day on which the British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25, 1783.

Evacuation (n.) The act of removing the contents of something [syn: {emptying}, {voidance}, {evacuation}].

Evacuation (n.) The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection.

Evacuation (n.) The bodily process of discharging waste matter [syn: {elimination}, {evacuation}, {excretion}, {excreting}, {voiding}].

Evacuation (n.) [ C or U ] (Workplace) 撤退,走開 The process of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe.

// An evacuation plan/ map/ procedure.

// Building/ office/ emergency evacuation.

Evacuative (a.) 撤離的;疏散的 Serving of tending to evacuate; cathartic; purgative.

Evacuator (n.) 撤退者;【醫】排出器 One who evacuates; a nullifier. "Evacuators of the law." -- Hammond.

Evacuatory (n.) A purgative.

Evacuee (n.) A person who has been evacuated from a dangerous place.

Evacuee (n.)  [ C ]  (尤指戰爭中的)被撤離者,被疏散者 Someone who is  evacuated  from a  dangerous  place,  especially  during a  war.

// Thousands of evacuees  crossed  the  border  to  safety.

Evaded (imp. & p. p.) of Evade

Evading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Evade

Evade (v. t.) To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to evade the force of an argument.

The heathen had a method, more truly their own, of evading the Christian miracles. -- Trench.

Evade (v. t.) To escape; to slip away; -- sometimes with from. "Evading from perils." -- Bacon.

Unarmed they might Have easily, as spirits evaded swift By quick contraction or remove. -- Milton.

Evade (v. t.) To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.

The ministers of God are not to evade and take refuge any of these . . . ways. -- South.

Syn: To equivocate; shuffle. See Prevaricate.

Evade (v.) Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep].

Evade (v.) Escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" [syn: elude, evade, bilk].

Evade (v.) Practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades".

Evade (v.) Use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades".

Evadible (a.) = Evadable, 規避;躲避;托詞 Capable of being evaded. [R.]

Evaginate (a.) Protruded, or grown out, as an evagination [2]; turned inside out; unsheathed; evaginated; as, an evaginate membrane.

Evaginate (v. i. & t.) [imp. & p. p. Evaginated; p. pr. & vb. n. Evaginating.] To become evaginate; to cause to be evaginate.

Evagation (n.) A wandering about; excursion; a roving. [R.] -- Ray.

Evagination (n.) 外翻;外翻部分 The act of unsheathing.

Evagination (n.) An outgrowth or protruded part.

Evagination (n.) (Biology) (Physiology) See  evaginate.

The adenohypophysis, or anterior pituitary, is derived from an evagination of oral ectoderm of the dorsal median region of the stomodeum.

Evaginate (v.) (Biology) (Physiology) (with reference to a tubular or pouch-shaped organ or structure) (v. t.) 使(管狀器官)外翻;使突出 (v. i.)(指管狀器官)外翻;突出 Turn or be turned inside out.

Eval (a.) Relating to time or duration. [Obs.]

Evaluate (v. t.) 評估,評價,賦值 To fix the value of; to rate; to appraise.

Evaluate (v.) Evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" [syn: {measure}, {evaluate}, {valuate}, {assess}, {appraise}, {value}].

Evaluate (v.) Form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" [syn: {evaluate}, {pass judgment}, {judge}].

Evaluate, () The COBOL85 keyword for a switch statement. (1997-06-10)

Evaluate (v.) [ T ] (C1) 評估,評價;估值 To judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something.

// It's impossible to evaluate these results without knowing more about the research methods employed.

// [ + question word ] We shall need to evaluate how the new material stands up to wear and tear.

Evaluation (n.) Valuation; appraisement. -- J. S. Mill.

Evaluation (n.) Act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of [syn: evaluation, rating].

Evaluation (n.) An appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship" [syn: evaluation, valuation, rating].

Evaluation (n.) Converting an expression into a value using some reduction strategy.

Evaluation (n.) The process of examining a system or system component to determine the extent to which specified properties are present. (1996-05-13)

Evanesced (imp. & p. p.) of Evanesce

Evanescing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Evanesce

Evanesce (v. i.) To vanish away; to become dissipated and disappear, like vapor.

I believe him to have evanesced or evaporated. -- De Quincey.

Evanesce (v.) Disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn: evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass].

Evanescence (n.) The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance; as, the evanescence of vapor, of a dream, of earthly plants or hopes. -- Rambler.

Evanescence (n.) the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight; "the evanescence of the morning mist".

Evanescent (a.) Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as, evanescent joys.

So evanescent are the fashions of the world in these particulars. -- Hawthorne.

Evanescent (a.) Vanishing from notice; imperceptible.

The difference between right and wrong, in some petty cases, is almost evanescent. -- Wollaston.

Evanescent (a.) Tending to vanish like vapor; "evanescent beauty".

Evanescently (adv.) In a vanishing manner ; imperceptibly. -- Chalmers.

Evangel (n.) Good news; announcement of glad tidings; especially, the gospel, or a gospel. -- Milton.

Her funeral anthem is a glad evangel. -- Whittier.

Evangel (n.) The four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings [syn: {Gospel}, {Gospels}, {evangel}].

Evangelian (a.) Rendering thanks for favors.

Evangelic (a.) Belonging to, or contained in, the gospel; evangelical. "Evangelic truth." -- J. Foster.

Evangelical (a.) 福音的,福音書的;福音傳道的;(大寫)新教的;福音派教會的 Contained in, or relating to, the four Gospels; as, the evangelical history.

Evangelical (a.) Belonging to, agreeable or consonant to, or contained in, the gospel, or the truth taught in the New Testament; as, evangelical religion.

Evangelical (a.) Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting Christian doctrine; preeminetly orthodox; -- technically applied to that party in the Church of England, and in the Protestant Episcopal Church, which holds the doctrine of "Justification by Faith alone"; the Low Church party. The term is also applied to other religion bodies not regarded as orthodox.

Evangelical (a.) Having or characterized by a zealous, crusading enthusiasm for a cause.

Evangelical (a.) Adhering to a form of Christianity characterized by a conservative interpretation of the bible, but disavowing the label 'bdfundamentalist`'b8.

Evangelical Alliance, An alliance for mutual strengthening and common work, comprising Christians of different denominations and countries, organized in Liverpool, England, in 1845.

Evangelical Church. The Protestant Church in Germany.

Evangelical Church. A church founded by a fusion of Lutherans and Calvinists in Germany in 1817.

Evangelical Union, A religious sect founded in Scotland in 1843 by the Rev. James Morison; -- called also Morisonians.

Evangelical (n.) (大寫)新教徒;福音派教徒 One of evangelical principles.

Evangelical (a.) Relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels; "evangelical Christianity"; "an ultraconservative evangelical message".

Evangelical (a.) Of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament.

Evangelical (a.) Marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause [syn: {evangelical}, {evangelistic}].

Evangelicalism (n.) [U] 福音派教義;福音傳播 Adherence to evangelical doctrines; evangelism. -- G. Eliot.

Evangelicalism (n.) Stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation.

Evangelically (adv.) 福音書地;合乎福音地 In an evangelical manner.

Evangelicalness (n.) State of being evangelical.

Evangelicism (n.) Evangelical principles; evangelism.

Evangelicity (n.) Evangelicism.

Evangelism (n.)  福音傳道 The preaching or promulgation of the gospel. -- Bacon.

Evangelism (n.) Zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel.

Evangelist (n.) [C] 福音傳播者;(大寫)福音書的作者 A bringer of the glad tidings of Church and his doctrines. Specifically:

Evangelist (n.) A missionary preacher sent forth to prepare the way for a resident pastor; an itinerant missionary preacher.

Evangelist (n.) A writer of one of the four Gospels (With the definite article); as, the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

Evangelist (n.) A traveling preacher whose efforts are chiefly directed to arouse to immediate repentance.

The Apostles, so far as they evangelized, might claim the title though there were many evangelists who were not Apostles. -- Plumptre.

Evangelist (n.) A preacher of the Christian gospel [syn: {evangelist}, {revivalist}, {gospeler}, {gospeller}].

Evangelist (n.) (When capitalized) Any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

Evangelist (n.) A "publisher of glad tidings;" a missionary preacher of the gospel (Eph. 4:11). This title is applied to Philip (Acts 21:8), who appears to have gone from city to city preaching the word (8:4, 40). Judging from the case of Philip, evangelists had neither the authority of an apostle, nor the gift of prophecy, nor the responsibility of pastoral supervision over a portion of the flock. They were itinerant preachers, having it as their special function to carry the gospel to places where it was previously unknown. The writers of the four Gospels are known as the Evangelists.

Evangelist (n.) A bearer of good tidings, particularly (in a religious sense) such as assure us of our own salvation and the damnation of our neighbors.

Evangelistary (n.) A selection of passages from the Gospels, as a lesson in divine service. -- Porson.

Evangelistary (n.) (In British) (pl. - ries) (Ecclesiastical  Terms)  A book containing  passages from the  gospels  to be used as part of the  liturgy.

Also called evangeliar, evangeliarion,evangelarium,  evangeliary, evangelistarion.

Compare: Ecclesiastical

Ecclesiastical (a.) (Formal) 基督教的;與基督教會有關的 Belonging to or connected with the Christian religion.

Evangelistic (a.) 福音傳播者的;傳道的 Pertaining to the four evangelists; designed or fitted to evangelize; evangelical; as, evangelistic efforts.

Evangelistic (a.) Relating to or promoting the preaching and dissemination of the Christian gospel; "evangelistic fervor"; "the evangelistic concerns of the early church".

Evangelistic (a.) Marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause [syn: {evangelical}, {evangelistic}].

Evangelization (n.) 傳福音 The act of evangelizing; the state of being evangelized.

The work of Christ's ministers is evangelization. -- Hobbes.

Evangelized (imp. & p. p.) of Evangelize

Evangelizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Evangelize

Evangelize (v. t.) 對……宣講福音;宣講福音 To instruct in the gospel; to preach the gospel to; to convert to Christianity; as, to evangelize the world.

His apostles whom he sends To evangelize the nations. -- Milton.

Evangelize (v. t.) Hence: [metaphorical] To preach and attempt to convert (people) to one's firmly held belief.

Evangelize (v. i.) To preach the gospel.

Evangelize (v.) Preach the gospel (to) [syn: {evangelize}, {evangelise}].

Evangelize (v.) Convert to Christianity; "The missionaries evangelized the Pacific Islanders" [syn: {evangelize}, {evangelise}].

Evangely (n.) Evangel. [Obs.]

The sacred pledge of Christ's evangely. -- Spenser.

Evangile (n.) Good tidings; evangel. [R.]

Above all, the Servians . . . read, with much avidity, the evangile of their freedom. -- Landor.

Evania appendigaster (n.) 蜚蠊瘦蜂、蠊卵旗腹蜂 Also known as the  blue-eyed ensign wasp, is a species of  wasp  in the family  Evaniidae. Its native range is not known, but it likely originated in  Asia. Today it occurs throughout the  tropics  and  subtropics  and in many  temperate  regions. As with the rest of its family, the blue-eyed ensign wasp is a  parasitoid known for specializing on  cockroach  eggs. [1]

Evanid (a.) Liable to vanish or disappear; faint; weak; evanescent; as, evanid color. [Obs.]

They are very transitory and evanid. -- Barrow.

Evanish (v. i.) To vanish.

Or like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanishing amid the storm. -- Burns.

Evanishment (n.) 消失;消滅 A vanishing; disappearance. [R.] -- T. Jefferson.

Evaporable (a.) 可蒸發掉的 Capable of being converted into vapor, or dissipated by evaporation.

Evaporable (a.) (Used of substances) Capable of being volatilized [syn: {evaporable}, {vaporific}, {vapourific}, {vaporizable}, {vapourisable}, {volatilizable}, {volatilisable}].

Evaporated (imp. & p. p.) of Evaporate

Evaporating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Evaporate

Evaporate (a.) Dispersed in vapors. -- Thomson.

Evaporate (v. i.) 蒸發;揮發;發散蒸氣;消失;失蹤 To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in practice too minute to be visible.

Evaporate (v. i.) To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to be wasted, as, the spirit of writer often evaporates in the process of translation.

To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents to evaporate . . . is a safe way. -- Bacon.

Evaporate (v. t.) 使蒸發;使揮發;使脫水,去除……的水分;使消失;使消散 To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor (usually) by the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or fumes.

Evaporate (v. t.) To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to evaporation; as, to evaporate apples.

Evaporate (v. t.) To give vent to; to dissipate. [R.]

My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a sonnet. -- Sir. H. Wotton.

{Evaporating surface} (Steam Boilers), that part of the heating surface with which water is in contact.

Evaporate (v.) Lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk" [syn: {evaporate}, {vaporize}, {vaporise}].

Evaporate (v.) Cause to change into a vapor; "The chemist evaporated the water" [syn: {evaporate}, {vaporise}].

Evaporate (v.) Change into a vapor; "The water evaporated in front of our eyes" [syn: {evaporate}, {vaporise}].

Evaporate (v.) Become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance" [syn: {melt}, {disappear}, {evaporate}].

Evaporation (n.) [U] 蒸發;發散;消失 The process by which any substance is converted from a liquid state into, and carried off in, vapor; as, the evaporation of water, of ether, of camphor.

Evaporation (n.) The transformation of a portion of a fluid into vapor, in order to obtain the fixed matter contained in it in a state of greater consistence.

Evaporation (n.) That which is evaporated; vapor.

Evaporation (n.) (Steam Engine} See {Vaporization}.

Evaporation (n.) The process of becoming a vapor [syn: {vaporization}, {vaporisation}, {vapor}, {vapour}, {evaporation}].

Evaporation (n.) The process of extracting moisture [syn: {dehydration}, {desiccation}, {drying up}, {evaporation}].

Evaporative (a.) 成為蒸氣的;蒸發的 Pertaining to, or producing, evaporation; as, the evaporative process.

Evaporative (a.) Relating to or causing or being caused by evaporation; "an evaporative cooler".

Evaporator (n.)  蒸發工;蒸發器;脫水器 An apparatus for condensing vegetable juices, or for drying fruit by heat.

Evaporator (n.) Any device designed to evaporate a fluid.

Evaporator (n.) Specifically: The portion of a refrigeration system in which the refrigerant evaporates and thus absorbs heat.

{Rotary evaporator} (Chem.) A device used in laboratories in which a liquid is evaporated by reducing the pressure and applying heat, while rotating the liquid in a vessel such as a round-bottomed flask. The reduced pressure speeds the evaporation process and allows the evaporation to be conducted at temperatures lower than would otgherwise be possible, thus reducing decomposition of unstable substances. The rotation also serves to increase the surface area from which evaporation takes place and to reduce the effect of "bumping", the sudden burst of vaporization that can scatter liquid exposed to reduced pressure.

Evaporometer (n.) (Physics) 蒸發計 An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of a fluid evaporated in a given time; an atmometer.

Evaporometer (n.) An instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water [syn: {atmometer}, {evaporometer}].

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