rainfall

rain·fall  (rnfôl)

n.

1. A shower or fall of rain.

2. The quantity of water, expressed in inches, precipitated as rain, snow, hail, or sleet in a specified area and time interval.

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rainfall [ˈreɪnˌfɔːl]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) precipitation in the form of raindrops

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol the amount of precipitation in a specified place and time

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rainfall  (rnfôl)

The quantity of water, usually expressed in millimeters or inches, that is precipitated in liquid form in a specified area and time interval. Rainfall is often considered to include solid precipitation such as snow, hail, and sleet as well.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rainfall - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere rain monsoon - any wind that changes direction with the seasons downfall, precipitation - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) raindrop - a drop of rain rainstorm - a storm with rain downpour, pelter, soaker, torrent, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout - a heavy rain drizzle, mizzle - very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower rain shower, shower - a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"

Translations

rainfall [ˈreɪnfɔːl] N → precipitación f; (= quantity) → lluvia f, cantidad f de lluvia
the region has three inches of rainfall a year → la región recibe tres pulgadas de lluvia al año

rainfall [ˈreɪnfɔːl] n

(= amount of rain) → précipitations fpl
average rainfall → précipitations moyennes
below average rainfall → des précipitations inférieures à la moyenne

(= shower) → chute f de pluie
heavy rainfall → fortes pluies

rainfall [ˈreɪnˌfɔːl] n (amount) → piovosità, precipitazioni fpl

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rainfall [ˈreɪnˌfɔːl] n (amount) → piovosità, precipitazioni fpl