evapotranspiration
Syllables: e·vap·o·tran·spi·ra·tion/ɪˌvæpəʊˌtɹænspɪˈɹeɪʃn̩/
evapotranspiration noun: the transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation, sublimation and transpiration.
Noun
evapotranspiration (countable and uncountable, plural evapotranspirations)
- The transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation, sublimation and transpiration.
- Calculated evapotranspirations are climatological values, namely the long-term average of the evapotranspirations.1998, R. B. Singh, editor, Ecological Techniques and Approaches to Vulnerable Environment: Hydrosphere-Geosphere Interaction, page 25
- In many environments, evapotranspiration makes up a larger proportion of the catchment water balance than the stream discharge. Thus, for longer periods of rainfall–runoff simulation, it will generally be necessary to estimate actual evapotranspiration losses from a catchment in order to have an...2004, Keith J. Beven, Rainfall - Runoff Modelling: The Primer, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 59
evapotranspiration meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Persian
evapotranspiration in Tamil
- ஆவிஊட்டளவு, மண் செடியிலிருந்து ஆவியாதல்
evapotranspiration in Tagalog
- the transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation
- halmanhisingaw
evapotranspiration in Persian
- the transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation
- تبخیر-تعرق
Forms of evapotranspiration
| plural | evapotranspirations |
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Origin of evapotranspiration
Blend of evapo(ration) + transpiration.
Words that rhyme with evapotranspiration
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Questions about evapotranspiration
- What does evapotranspiration mean?
- Evapotranspiration means the transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation, sublimation and transpiration.
- What is evapotranspiration in Tamil?
- Evapotranspiration in Tamil is ஆவிஊட்டளவு, மண் செடியிலிருந்து ஆவியாதல். See Evapotranspiration meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is evapotranspiration?
- Evapotranspiration is a noun.
- How do you pronounce evapotranspiration?
- Evapotranspiration is pronounced /ɪˌvæpəʊˌtɹænspɪˈɹeɪʃn̩/.
- What is the plural of evapotranspiration?
- The plural of evapotranspiration is evapotranspirations.
Words near evapotranspiration in the dictionary
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