ombrographn.
/ˈɒmbrə(ʊ)ɡrɑːf/, /ˈɒmbrə(ʊ)ɡraf/, U.S. /ˈɑmbroʊˌɡræf/ Meteorology. rare.
A recording rain gauge (see quot. 1895).
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hyetometer1730
ombrometer1744
pluviometer1755
rain machine1768
rain gauge1770
udometer1825
hyetometrograph1886
pluviograph1886
pluvioscope1887
ombrograph1895
1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. Ombrograph, an automatic instrument for recording the time of occurrence, quantity, and rapidity of rainfall.
1904 Science 14 Oct. 508/1 A new form of snow gauge (‘ombrograph’) in which an oil lamp is included and the snow is melted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1895