Definitions for rainfallˈreɪnˌfɔl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rain•fallˈreɪnˌfɔl(n.)
a fall of rain.
Category: Meteorology
the amount of water falling in rain, snow, etc., within a given time and area, usu. given as a hypothetical depth of coverage:
a rainfall of 70 inches a year.
Category: Meteorology
Origin of rainfall:
1840–50
Princeton's WordNet
rain, rainfall(noun)
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
rainfall(noun)ˈreɪnˌfɔl
the amount of rain that falls in a place within a period
increased rainfall leading to widespread flooding
Wiktionary
rainfall(Noun)
the amount of rain that falls on a single occasion
Webster Dictionary
Rainfall(noun)
a fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that falls in rain; as, the average annual rainfall of a region
Translations for rainfall
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
rainfall(noun)
the amount of rain that falls in a certain place in a certain time
We haven't had much rainfall this year; the annual rainfall.
- reënvalAfrikaans
- إمْطارArabic
- валежBulgarian
- precipitaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- množství srážekCzech
- der NiederschlagGerman
- regn; regnmængdeDanish
- βροχόπτωσηGreek
- precipitaciónSpanish
- sademete hulkEstonian
- ریزش باران؛ میزان بارندگیFarsi
- sademääräFinnish
- précipitation(s)French
- כַּמוּת גֶשֶםHebrew
- पानी बरसनाHindi
- oborina, količina kišeCroatian
- csapadékHungarian
- curah hujanIndonesian
- úrkomaIcelandic
- (quantit? di)pioggiaItalian
- 雨量Japanese
- 강우Korean
- krituliaiLithuanian
- nokrišņiLatvian
- curahan hujanMalay
- regenvalDutch
- regn, nedbørNorwegian
- opad(y)Polish
- ریزش باران؛ میزان بارندگیPersian
- ورياPashto
- precipitaçãoPortuguese
- precipitaţiiRomanian
- количество осадковRussian
- množstvo zrážokSlovak
- padavineSlovenian
- količina padavinaSerbian
- regnmängd, nederbördSwedish
- ปริมาณน้ำฝนที่ตกลงมาThai
- yağış miktarıTurkish
- 降雨量Chinese (Trad.)
- кількість опадівUkrainian
- بارش کی بوچھاڑUrdu
- lượng mưaVietnamese
- 降雨量Chinese (Simp.)
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