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<meteorology> 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.
Origin: Gr. Dew: cf. F. Drosometre.
(01 Mar 1998)
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