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Meaning of "rainmaking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RAINMAKING

rainmaking  [ˈreɪnmeɪkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAINMAKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rainmaking is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RAINMAKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rainmaking

Rainmaking, also known as artificial precipitation, is the act of attempting to artificially induce or increase precipitation, usually to stave off drought. According to the clouds' different physical properties, this can be done using airplanes or rockets to sow to the clouds with catalysts such as dry ice, silver iodide and salt powder, to make clouds rain or increase precipitation, to remove or mitigate farmland drought, to increase reservoir irrigation water or water supply capacity, or to increase water levels for power generation. In the US, rainmaking was attempted by traveling showmen. It was practiced in the old west but may have reached a peak during the dust bowl drought of the American West and Midwest in the 1930s. The practice was depicted in the 1956 film The Rainmaker. Attempts to bring rain directly have waned with development of the science of meteorology, the advent of laws against fraud and increased communication technology, with some exceptions such as cloud seeding and rain dances or other forms of prayer, which are still practiced today.

Definition of rainmaking in the English dictionary

The definition of rainmaking in the dictionary is of or relating to ritual incantations or other actions intended to cause rain to fall. Other definition of rainmaking is of or relating to the activities of an employee who creates a great deal of business or revenue for his or her firm.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAINMAKING


decision-making
dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ
dressmaking
ˈdrɛsmeɪkɪŋ
film-making
ˈfɪlmˌmeɪkɪŋ
glass-making
ˈɡlɑːsˌmeɪkɪŋ
homemaking
ˈhəʊmˌmeɪkɪŋ
lovemaking
ˈlʌvˌmeɪkɪŋ
making
ˈmeɪkɪŋ
mapmaking
ˈmæpmeɪkɪŋ
matchmaking
ˈmætʃˌmeɪkɪŋ
merrymaking
ˈmɛrɪˌmeɪkɪŋ
money-making
ˈmʌnɪmeɪkɪŋ
moviemaking
ˈmuːvɪˌmeɪkɪŋ
platemaking
ˈpleɪtˌmeɪkɪŋ
playmaking
ˈpleɪˌmeɪkɪŋ
policy-making
ˈpɒlɪsɪmeɪkɪŋ
printmaking
ˈprɪntˌmeɪkɪŋ
profit-making
ˈprɒfɪtmeɪkɪŋ
tool-making
ˈtuːlˌmeɪkɪŋ
watchmaking
ˈwɒtʃmeɪkɪŋ
winemaking
ˈwaɪnmeɪkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAINMAKING

rained out
rainfall
rainforest
Rainier
Rainier III
rainiest
rainily
raininess
rainless
rainmaker
rainout
rainproof
rains
rainspout
rainsquall
rainstick
rainstorm
rainswept
raintight
rainwash

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAINMAKING

baking
banking
braking
breaking
breathtaking
English-speaking
freaking
ground-breaking
heartbreaking
home baking
in a manner of speaking
in the making
phreaking
public speaking
record-breaking
sneaking
soaking
speaking
taking
undertaking
waking

Synonyms and antonyms of rainmaking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rainmaking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAINMAKING

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

Translator English - Chinese

人工降雨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rainmaking
570 millions of speakers

English

rainmaking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rainmaking
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تكوين الامطار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вызывания дождя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rainmaking
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

rainmaking
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dePROVOCATION
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hujan lebat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Regenmachen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

rainmaking
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기우제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rainmaking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm mưa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

rainmaking
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पावसाचे थेंब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yağmur miktarını artırma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rainmaking
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rainmaking
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

викликання дощу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ploii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βροχόπτωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reën
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

regnframkallnings
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rainmaking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rainmaking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAINMAKING»

The term «rainmaking» is normally little used and occupies the 111.531 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAINMAKING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rainmaking

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAINMAKING»

Discover the use of rainmaking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rainmaking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rainmaking Conversations: Influence, Persuade, and Sell in ...
Why? Because Rainmaking Conversations isn't yet another collection of empty tips-and-tricks calories that provides no real nourishment to your career. This is the real thing." —Dave Stein, CEO & Founder, ES Research Group, Inc.
Mike Schultz, John E. Doerr, 2011
2
Rainmaking Made Simple: What Every Professional Must Know
Rainmaking Made Simple: What Every Professional Must Know is the definitive how-to guide for professionals on growing their business.
Mark M. Maraia, 2003
3
Japanese Rainmaking and Other Folk Practices
Most of the features of Iwashimizu's rainmaking rituals are common to other villages in the area and a good many of them reappear all over japan. The ceremonies are almost always community efforts with each household paying its share of ...
Geoffrey Bownas, 2013
4
Beyond Bodies: Rainmaking and Sense Making in Tanzania
Beyond Bodies examines the Ihanzu sensibilities about gender through a fine-grained ethnography of rainmaking rites.
Todd Sanders, 2008
5
Rainmaking Presentations
This book shows professionals how to: - Organize presentations effectively - Create persuasive marketing messages - Communicate technical information - Determine which professional presentations will deliver future business - Increase the ...
Joseph Sommerville, 2009
6
Clouds, Rain, and Rainmaking
In this 1975 text, Dr Mason has revised and updated his popular account of cloud-related meteorological phenomena.
Basil John Mason, 1975
7
Rainmaking Conversations: Influence, Persuade, and Sell in ...
We wrote Rainmaking Conversations: Influence, Persuade, and Sell in Any Situation for salespeople, business leaders, professionals, and anyone who wants to create and lead masterful sales conversations—conversations that fill the ...
Mike Schultz, John E. Doerr, 2011
8
Dry spells: state rainmaking and local governance in late ...
In Late Imperial China control of the weather became an integral part of local government. This study looks at rainmaking activities organised or conducted by local officials under the Qing dynasty.
Jeffrey Snyder-Reinke, 2009
9
African Traditional Religion in South Africa: An Annotated ...
The work is indexed but no bibliography or annotations are included. E130 Schapera, Isaac (1971b). The Rainmaking Rites ofTswana Tribes. Leiden: Afrika- Studiecentrum; Cambridge: African Studies Centre. Schapera's monograph provides ...
David Chidester, 1997
10
The Young Litigator: Tips on Rainmaking, Writing and Trial ...
This book is a compilation of articles from the ABA Section of Litigation, chosen by young practicing lawyers, that seeks to guide young litigators in their first days, months, and years in the practice of law.
‎2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAINMAKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rainmaking is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rainmaking operations succeed in bringing water to Bhumibol and …
CHIANG MAI, 15 July 2015 (NNT) – The Director of the Northern Royal Rainmaking Operation Center, Miss Nuengruethai Tantiplubthong has announced that ... «ThaiVisa News, Jul 15»
2
Artificial rainmaking a success, but rain volume still not enough to …
BANGKOK, 11 July 2015 (NNT) – Director-General of the Bureau of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation (BRRAA) Warawut Khantiyanan has admitted ... «ThaiVisa News, Jul 15»
3
Artificial rain-making operations add water in 4 main dams
Since March 1, the Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation has conducted 3,100 cloud-seeding operations, bringing rainfalls in 95 percent of ... «ThaiVisa News, Jul 15»
4
Special rainmaking units set up in royal concern over drought
BANGKOK, 29 June 2015 (NNT) - His Majesty the King has ordered the opening of two special rainmaking units in Chiang Mai and Nakhon Sawan to relieve ... «Thailand National News Bureau, Jun 15»
5
Polls: Rainmaking is urgent
Opinion surveys conducted by two pollsters — Nida and Suan Dusit — show that the majority of people want the government to step up rainmaking efforts as an ... «Bangkok Post, Jun 15»
6
Govt boosts artificial rainmaking operations amid drought
Artificial rainmaking operations will be expedited to increase the water levels in the Chao Phraya Dam. Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Pitipong ... «eco-business.com, Jun 15»
7
Reinventing The Law Business: Rainmaking – The Greatest Secret …
What is the thing we all want to know about marketing or, as it is colloquially known, “rainmaking”? It is obvious. We want to know how to bring in a good client. «Above the Law, Jun 15»
8
In 1915, San Diego Hired A Rainmaker And Floods Ensued
To inject his rainmaking concoction into clouds overhead, he built a 20-foot tower in the area and burned the chemical mixture from the top of the structure. «WBUR, Jun 15»
9
Join XIFIN Webinar: “Rainmaking with a Cloud-based LIS: A …
Dr. Henderson will discuss the benefits gained of migrating his pathology practice at PathForceDx to the cloud to cost-effectively keep his laboratory information ... «Business Wire, Apr 15»
10
Introducing Copenhagen's new co-working space: the Rainmaking
And if you hadn't though much of it until now, the arrival of the city's latest brand new start-up co-working space, the Copenhagen Rainmaking Loft, will surely ... «ArcticStartup, Mar 15»

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