单词 | potometer |
释义 | potometer[ puh-tom-i-ter ] / pəˈtɒm ɪ tər / noun Meteorology.an instrument for measuring the amount of water that a plant loses through transpiration, consisting of a sealed vessel of water with a cutting inserted in such a way that moisture can escape only through absorption and transpiration. Origin of potometer1880–85; <Greek potó(n) drink + -meter Words nearby potometerpot metal, pot of gold, Potomac, Potomac fever, Potomac River, potometer, pot on, potoo, potoroo, Potosí, potpie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for potometerpotometer / (pəˌtɒmɪtə) / nounan apparatus that measures the rate of water uptake by a plant or plant part Word Origin for potometerfrom Latin pōtāre to drink + -meter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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