pluviometer

[ ploo-vee-om-i-ter ]
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Origin of pluviometer

1
1785–95; <Latin pluvi(a) rain + -o- + -meter

Other words from pluviometer

  • plu·vi·o·met·ric [ploo-vee-uh-me-trik], /ˌplu vi əˈmɛ trɪk/, plu·vi·o·met·ri·cal, adjective
  • plu·vi·om·e·try, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for pluviometer

pluviometer

/ (ˌpluːvɪˈɒmɪtə) /


noun
  1. an obsolete word for rain gauge

Derived forms of pluviometer

  • pluviometric (ˌpluːvɪəˈmɛtrɪk), adjective
  • pluviometrically, adverb
  • pluviometry, noun

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Scientific definitions for pluviometer

pluviometer

[ plōō′vē-ŏmĭ-tər ]


  1. An instrument for measuring the amount of precipitation at a given location over a specified period of time. Also called udometer

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