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rain gauge

noun as in rain measuring device

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Plu′viograph, a self-recording rain-gauge; Pluviom′eter, an instrument for measuring the amount of rain that falls.

The rain-gauge should be in the hands of every gardener and farmer.

Now and then a drizzle falls in these parts, but it keeps all damp only, and does not show in the rain-gauge.

A very severe thunderstorm, with heavy rain for about five hours, occurred at night, amounting in the rain-gauge to 6.1 inches.

We got a bad name through that same rain-gauge, and were regarded by many as a species of evil omen.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rain gauge, such as: hygrometry, nilometer, pluviometer, and udometer.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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