pluviometry

plu·vi·om·e·ter

(plo͞o′vē-ŏm′ĭ-tər)

[Probably from French pluviomètre : Latin pluvia, rain; see pluvious + -mètre, -meter.]

plu′vi·o·met′ric (-ə-mĕt′rĭk), plu′vi·o·met′ri·cal (-rĭ-kəl) adj.

plu′vi·o·met′ri·cal·ly adv.

plu′vi·om′e·try n.

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pluviometry

the branch of meteorology concerned with the measurement of rainf all. — pluviometric, pluviometrical, adj.

See also: Rain

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