evapotranspiration

noun

evapo·​trans·​pi·​ra·​tion i-ˈva-pō-ˌtran(t)-spə-ˈrā-shən 

: loss of water from the soil both by evaporation and by transpiration from the plants growing thereon

Examples of evapotranspiration in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the long term, the total amount of precipitation that falls, minus the total evapotranspiration sending moisture back into the atmosphere, determines how much water moves through the hydrologic system. —David Boutt, The Conversation, 26 May 2026

The repository will be engineered to safely contain the uranium waste rock, with an evapotranspiration cap placed as a permanent cover to prevent rainwater from reaching the waste. —Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025

These changes in the weather increase evapotranspiration and lower soil moisture. —Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025

All crops with a vascular system can experience evapotranspiration, but summer crops are the most common, Basso said. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

evaporation + transpiration

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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