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单词 hyetometrograph
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hyetoˈmetrograph
hyetoˈmetrograph n.
Brit. /ˌhʌɪətə(ʊ)ˈmɛtrəɡrɑːf/
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/ˌhʌɪətə(ʊ)ˈmɛtrəɡraf/
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U.S. /ˌhaɪədoʊˈmɛtrəˌɡræf/
an automatic instrument for registering the amount of rainfall during successive periods.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > meteorological instruments > [noun] > rain-gauge
hyetometer1730
ombrometer1744
pluviometer1755
rain machine1768
rain gauge1770
udometer1825
hyetometrograph1886
pluviograph1886
pluvioscope1887
ombrograph1895
1886 H. R. Mill in Encycl. Brit. XX. 257/1 In Hermann's ‘hyetometrograph’, 1789, a fixed funnel conducts the rain into one of twelve glasses placed on the circumference of a horizontal wheel, which is turned by clockwork, so that each glass remains under the funnel for one hour.
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