Etymology

pluviometry

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Today it means: The scientific measurement of rainfall. Full definition →

Latin pluvius
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  1. Latin · derived frompluvius“rain”
  2. English todaypluviometry

From Latin pluvius (“rain”) + -metry.

Words from the same roots

Latinpluvius all →

pluvio-pluviometer

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