See Also: evapotranspiration(medicine)
evapotranspiration(dictionary)
evapotranspiration(encyclopedia)

binoculars (oh) and evapotranspiration (sh)


binoculars (oh)




[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: binocular 'using both eyes' (18-21 centuries), from Latin bini ( BINARY) + oculus 'eye']
a pair of special glasses, that you hold up to your eyes to look at objects that are a long distance away
-synonym field glasses field glasses

evapotranspiration (sh)




Loss of water from the soil both by evaporation from the soil surface and by transpiration from the leaves of the plants growing on it.

Factors that affect the rate of evapotranspiration include the amount of solar radiation, atmospheric vapor pressure, temperature, wind, and soil moisture. Evapotranspiration accounts for most of the water lost from the soil during the growth of a crop. Estimation of evapotranspiration rates is thus important in planning irrigation schemes.