English Explanatory Dictionary

pluvial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or produced by rain.
  2. Occurring through the action of rain.
noun
  1. a rainy period

Pronunciation

/ˈplu.vi.əl/ /ˈpluː.vi.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pluvial.wav

Word forms

pluvial more pluvial most pluvial pluvials

Etymology

Borrowed from French pluvial, from Middle French pluvial, borrowed from Latin pluviālis (“pertaining to rain”).

Synonyms

ombro- pluvio-

Related words

pluvious

Derived words

antipluvial Carnian pluvial episode interpluvial intrapluvial nonpluvial pluvial lake
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