pluviometer noun. [plu:vɪ'ɒmɪtǝ] L18.
[formed as PLUVIOGRAPH + -OMETER.]
An instrument for measuring rainfall; a rain-gauge.

■ pluviometric [-ǝ'mɛtrɪk] adjective of or pertaining to the measurement of rainfall;

■ pluviometric coefficient, the ratio of the mean daily rainfall of a particular month to that of the whole year: L19.

■ pluviometrical [-ǝ'mɛtrɪk(ǝ)l] adjective pluviometric E19.

■ pluviometrically [-ǝ'mɛtrɪk(ǝ)li] adverb L19.

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