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pluviometer

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plu⋅vi⋅om⋅e⋅ter

  [ploo-vee-om-i-ter]
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–noun
rain gauge.
Origin:
1785–95; < L pluvi(a) rain + -o- + -meter

Related forms:
plu⋅vi⋅o⋅met⋅ric  [ploo-vee-uh-me-trik] , plu⋅vi⋅o⋅met⋅ri⋅cal, adjective
plu⋅vi⋅om⋅e⋅try, noun

rain gauge

 
–noun
an instrument for measuring rainfall.
Also called pluviometer.

Origin:
1760–70
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plu·vi·om·e·ter   (plōō'vē-ŏm'ĭ-tər)   
n.  See rain gauge.

[Probably from French pluviomètre : Latin pluvia, rain; see pluvious + -mètre, -meter.]
plu'vi·o·met'ric (-ə-mět'rĭk), plu'vi·o·met'ri·cal (-rĭ-kəl) adj., plu'vi·o·met'ri·cal·ly adv., plu'vi·om'e·try n.
rain gauge also rain gage  
n.  A device for measuring rainfall. Also called pluviometer, udometer.
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pluviometer   (pl'vē-ŏm'ĭ-tər)  Pronunciation Key 
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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