Rain-gauge
11rain gauge — A device to measure the quantity of rain that has fallen at a given location. It consists of a receiver in which an inner tube is located. The falling rain is fed into the inner tube through the receiver and the total quantity measured by a… …
12rain gauge — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hyetometer, hyetograph, ombRometer, instrument for measuring rainfall, udomograph, ombrograph, pluviograph, udometer, pluviometer, hyetometrograph; see also gauge …
13rain gauge — an instrument used to quantify the amount of rain falling in a particular location over a period of hours. Consists of a beaker marked out in millimeter intervals and a funnel leading into it. The beaker will be set in open ground to avoid… …
14rain gauge — noun (C) an instrument that is used for measuring the amount of rain …
15rain gauge — /ˈreɪn geɪdʒ/ (say rayn gayj) noun an instrument for measuring rainfall. Also, US, rain gage …
16rain gauge — noun Date: 1769 an instrument for measuring the quantity of precipitation …
17rain gauge — an instrument for measuring rainfall. Also called pluviometer. [1760 70] * * * …
18rain gauge — noun A device, used in meteorology, to measure rainfall; a pluviometer …
19rain gauge — device used to measure the amount of rainfall in millimeters …
20rain-gauge — n. Pluviameter, ombrometer, udometer …
