rain gauge

noun
an instrument for measuring rainfall.
Also called pluviometer.


Origin:
1760–70

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rain gauge
 
n
Also called: pluviometer an instrument for measuring rainfall or snowfall, consisting of a cylinder covered by a funnel-like lid

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Rain gauge is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Example sentences
Event sensors include the rain gauge and anemometers.
To help scientists record on-the-ground rain measurements, you will need a high capacity rain gauge.
Place a rain gauge in your backyard to monitor rainfall and irrigation.
Outside his neat brick house, a rain gauge rises at the edge of a sloping driveway.
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