Meanings
- uncountableThe scientific measurement of rainfall.
Origin
- Latinpluvius“rain”
- Englishpluviometry
From Latin pluvius (“rain”) + -metry.
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pluviometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pluviometry
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