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PRONUNCIATION OF RAIN GAUGE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAIN GAUGE

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Rain gauge is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RAIN GAUGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rain gauge

Rain gauge

A rain gauge is a type of instrument used by meteorologists and hydrologists to gather and measure the amount of liquid precipitation over a set period of time.

Definition of rain gauge in the English dictionary

The definition of rain gauge in the dictionary is an instrument for measuring rainfall or snowfall, consisting of a cylinder covered by a funnel-like lid Also called: pluviometer.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAIN GAUGE

rain
rain belt
rain cats and dogs
rain check
rain cloud
rain dance
rain hood
rain on someone´s parade
rain or shine
rain shadow
rain shower
rain tree
rainband
rainbird
rainbow
rainbow bird
Rainbow Bridge
rainbow coalition
rainbow flag
rainbow lorikeet

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAIN GAUGE

broad gauge
broad-gauge
dial gauge
feeler gauge
fuel gauge
gas gauge
gauge
height gauge
narrow gauge
oil gauge
plug gauge
pressure gauge
ring gauge
strain gauge
temperature gauge
test gauge
tide-gauge
vacuum gauge
water gauge
wire gauge
wire-gauge

Synonyms and antonyms of rain gauge in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rain gauge» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAIN GAUGE

Find out the translation of rain gauge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rain gauge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rain gauge» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雨量计
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pluviómetro
570 millions of speakers

English

rain gauge
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बारिश गेज
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مقياس المطر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дождемер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pluviômetro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বৃষ্টি গেজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pluviomètre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tolok hujan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

regen Spur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

雨量計
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우량계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Udan udan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

máy đo độ mưa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மழை அளவி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पर्जन्यामापक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yağmur göstergesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pluviometro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

deszczomierz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дощомір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pluviometru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βροχόμετρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reënmeter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

regnmätare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

regnmåler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rain gauge

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAIN GAUGE»

The term «rain gauge» is regularly used and occupies the 107.434 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rain gauge

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAIN GAUGE»

Discover the use of rain gauge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rain gauge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hydrology: Principles, Analysis and Design
The non-recording rain gauge used in India is the Symon's rain gauge (Fig. 2.3). It consists of a funnel with a circular rim of 12.7 cm diameter and a glass bottle as a receiver. The cylindrical metal casing is fixed vertically to the masonry ...
H. M. Raghunath, 2006
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Validation of NEXRAD Products with Rain Gauge Networks
... 1-minute delay......................27 - Figure 14 Correlation Plot for rain gauge SB2 and radar, 1-minute delay......................28 Figure 15 Statistical output for the ANOVA analysis of radar rain rate versus rain gauge (JMP, SAS), results for rain gauge ...
Newfel Mazari, 2008
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Ground Water
The non-recording rain gauge used in India is the Symon's rain gauge shown in Fig. 2.1, erected on a masonry foundation with the rim 30.5 cm above the ground. The rain water in the gauge should be measured every day at 08.30 hours IST.
H. M. Raghunath, 2007
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Register of the rain gauge: kept in Grote-street, Adelaide ...
kept in Grote-street, Adelaide ... George Strickland Kingston. These tables show, first— The daily fall of rain from 1st January, 1839, to 31st December, 1860, inclusive; also, the total fall of rain in each month ; the total quantity in each year, and ...
George Strickland Kingston, 1861
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Surface Meteorological Instruments and Measurement Practices
6.6.2 The meteorological office rain-gauge — MK3 Like the Indian ordinary FRP rain-gauges, the main components of the rain-gauge are moulded using glass- reinforced polyester resin. The collector rim has an internal diameter of 138.2 mm  ...
Gyan P. Srivastava, 2009
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Stormwater Effects Handbook: A Toolbox for Watershed ...
If a rain gauge is inclined 10° from the vertical, it will catch 1.5% less than it should due to a decreased open area exposed to the rain. In addition, if a rain gauge is inclined slightly toward the wind, it will catch more rain than the true amount.
G. Allen Burton, Jr., Robert Pitt, 2001
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Introduction to PCM Telemetering Systems
Temperature drift can be a major problem if circuits are not properly designed. We will now address two ways that capacitors are used for sensors: rain gauge and time measurement. Capacitive Rain Gauge Capacitors can be used to generate ...
Stephen Horan, 2002
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Water Supply
Small quantities of sleet or snow which fall into a rain gauge will usually melt to yield their water equivalent, but if the snow remains in the collecting funnel it must be melted to combine with any liquid in the gauge. If there is deep fresh snow ...
Ratnayaka, Don D. Ratnayaka, Malcolm J. Brandt, 2009
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Hydrology in Practice, Fourth Edition
Rain-gauge sites should be examined occasionally to note any possible changes in the exposure of the instrument. Removal of neighbouring trees or the growths of adjacent plants are modifications of the natural surroundings that could affect ...
Elizabeth M. Shaw, Keith J. Beven, Nick A. Chappell, 2010
10
Popular Science
HOW TO CONSTRUCT An I The rain gauge set up for use. The drawing shows method of assembling the nonrecording type of gauge, but with the middle section removed so that the funnel and inside measuring tube can be made visible ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAIN GAUGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rain gauge is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stormy record rain blocks Pierre's rain gauge
It broke the official rain gauge, foiling the National Weather Service's data gathering, meaning the rainfall record reached Monday wasn't recorded at the official ... «The Capital Journal, Jun 15»
2
Tropical Storm Bill will add to local rain bucket
Tropical Storm Bill will add to local rain bucket ... rainfall in less than six months, the question of the day is — will Tropical Storm Bill add a lot to the rain gauge? «Times Record News, Jun 15»
3
Overnight storms in Baltimore broke daily rainfall record
Through Monday, the monthly rain gauge is at 1.73 inches. More rain is possible Tuesday afternoon, but then dry weather is forecast into the Memorial Day ... «Baltimore Sun, May 15»
4
Rain gauge tops 6.6 inches this year
The showers bring the amount of rain this month to 1.06 inches. The NWS is reporting 6.6 inches of rain has fallen at Midland International this year. Normal ... «Midland Reporter-Telegram, May 15»
5
UW, NASA prepare for effort to measure rain, snow on Olympic …
Volunteers buy a $30 rain gauge, install it on their property, and then check it and report by computer each morning. Data from volunteers inside the study area ... «UW Today, Apr 15»
6
As official data dries up, Zimbabwe's farmers gauge rainfall
Chikata instead turned to his backyard rain gauge. Once the rain finally returned in mid-December, Chikata knew just when it was the right time to plant his ... «Yahoo News, Mar 15»
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Volunteer Gauge-Watchers Help Fine-Tune Weather Science
A rain gauge was installed in Mrs. Obama's kitchen garden this month. ... nearby buildings were swept away, Pfau stayed home — and checked her rain gauge. «Voice of America, Mar 15»
8
Gauge the weather: NWS seeks volunteers for rain, snow network
National Weather Service meteorologist Michelle Margraf shows a rain gauge used to gather data for the CoCoRaHS network, a system for collecting ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Feb 15»
9
See Mysterious 'Milky Rain' on Cars in the Northwest
The milky rain was reported in about a dozen cities in the Northwest, including ... Here is what the rainwater collected from our rain gauge looked like today. «ABC News, Feb 15»
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Swollen creeks and healthy totals in Sacramento rain gauges
At the official Sacramento rain gauge near Sacramento State, a total of 1.84 inches fell, not a record, but still representative of a very wet day. The total so far this ... «Sacramento Bee, Dec 14»

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