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pluvial
plu·vi·al P0386500 (plo͞o′vē-əl)adj.1. Of or relating to rain; rainy.2. Marked or formed by abundant rainfall: pluvial periods; a pluvial lake.n. An extended period of abundant rainfall, especially such a period of the Pleistocene Epoch.
[Latin pluviālis, from pluvia, rain; see pluvious.]pluvial (ˈpluːvɪəl) adjof, characterized by, or due to the action of rain; rainy: pluvial insurance. n1. (Geological Science) geology of or relating to rainfall or precipitation2. (Geological Science) a climate characterized by persistent heavy rainfall, esp one occurring in unglaciated regions during the Pleistocene epoch[C17: from Latin pluviālis rainy, from pluvia rain]plu•vi•al (ˈplu vi əl)
adj. 1. of or pertaining to rain, esp. much rain; rainy. 2. occurring through or formed by the action of rain. [1650–60; < Latin pluviālis=pluvi(a) rain + -ālis -al1] plu·vi·al (plo͞o′vē-əl)1. Relating to rain; rainy: During the Pleistocene Epoch there were many pluvial periods.2. Caused by rain: pluvial lakes.Translations
pluvial
pluvial Geology1. of or relating to rainfall or precipitation 2. a climate characterized by persistent heavy rainfall, esp one occurring in unglaciated regions during the Pleistocene epoch Pluvial a prolonged period of wet climate in deserts and semideserts of the subtropical and tropical zones. Pluvials correspond to the glacial ages of the middle and high latitudes of the world. SeeANTHROPOGENIC SYSTEM (PERIOD). pluvial[′plü·vē·əl] (geology) Of a geologic process or feature, effected by rain action. (meteorology) Pertaining to rain, or more broadly, to precipitation, particularly to an abundant amount thereof. pluvial
pluvial - of, relating to, or due to the action of rain.
- any period during which the climate was wetter than now, usually applied to periods during the PLEISTOCENE EPOCH.
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