drosometer Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dro*som"e*ter noun
Etymology
Gr. dew + -meter: cf. F. drosométre.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913