an instrument for measuring rainfall or snowfall, consisting of a cylinder covered by a funnel-like lid
Also called: pluviometer
rain gauge in American English
an instrument for measuring rainfall
rain gauge in American English
noun
an instrument for measuring rainfall
Also called: pluviometer
Word origin
[1760–70]This word is first recorded in the period 1760–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boutique, broadcast, ingrain, letdown, lockup
However, this early rain gauge often overfilled or dried out.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
To make a rain gauge, use a large transparent plastic drinks bottle.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It's dry as the rain gauge.
Houston Chronicle (2005)
All the equipment needed is a thermometer, a rain gauge made out of a large plastic drinks bottle and a camera to record the sky.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Or that we aren't out in the garden every morning checking our rain gauge to log overnight precipitation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A survey of rain gauge measurements since 1900 revealed that in recent decades the downpours have grown more intense.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The outdoor array measures temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, rainfall (with self-emptying rain gauge), wind speed and direction, over a claimed broadcast range of 490ft.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Although radar measuring rain covers a very wide area, that information is not nearly as detailed as a rain gauge.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Wind and rain gauges are also available.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They even complement rain gauges, because the phone networks are much more extensive.