"lysimeter" meaning in All languages combined

See lysimeter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: lysimeters [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “loosening”) + -meter Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|λύσις||loosening}} Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “loosening”), {{suffix|en||-meter}} + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} lysimeter (plural lysimeters)
  1. An instrument that measures the percolation of water through soil Wikipedia link: lysimeter Categories (topical): Measuring instruments Derived forms: microlysimeter Related terms: lysimetric

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