pluviometer

plu·vi·om·e·ter

P0386600 (plo͞o′vē-ŏm′ĭ-tər)n. See rain gauge.

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

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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.

pluviometer

(ˌpluːvɪˈɒmɪtə) n (Physical Geography) an obsolete word for rain gauge pluviometric, ˌpluvioˈmetrical adj ˌpluvioˈmetrically adv ˌpluviˈometry n

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Noun

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pluviometer - gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitationrain gage, rain gauge, udometergauge, gage - a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

Translations

pluviómetropluviomètre