pluviometer
[ ploo-vee-om-i-ter ]
noun
Origin of pluviometer
1Other 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
Words Nearby pluviometer
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How to use pluviometer in a sentence
The pluviometer is placed on the right in the figure, P P being the plane of the roof of the building.
A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments | Henry Negretti
British Dictionary definitions for pluviometer
pluviometer
/ (ˌpluːvɪˈɒmɪtə) /
noun
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-ŏm′ĭ-tər ]
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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