Definitions for Rainfall
ˈreɪnˌfɔlrain·fall

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. rain, rainfallnoun

   water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

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1. rainfallnoun

   the amount of rain that falls on a single occasion

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1. rainfall

   Rain is water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. It provides water for hydroelectric power plants, crop irrigation, and suitable conditions for many types of ecosystems. The major cause of rain production is moisture moving along three-dimensional zones of temperature and moisture contrasts known as weather fronts. If enough moisture and upward motion is present, precipitation falls from convective clouds (those with strong upward vertical motion) such as cumulonimbus (thunder clouds) which can organize into narrow rainbands. In mountainous areas, heavy precipitation is possible where upslope flow is maximized within windward sides of the terrain at elevation which forces moist air to condense and fall out as rainfall along the sides of mountains. On the leeward side of mountains, desert climates can exist due to the dry air caused by downslope flow which causes heating and drying of the air mass. The movement of the monsoon trough, or intertropical convergence zone, brings rainy seasons to savannah climes. The urban heat island effect leads to increased rainfall, both in amounts and intensity, downwind of cities. Global warming is also causing changes in the precipitation pattern globally, including wetter conditions across eastern North America and drier conditions in the tropics. Antarctica is the driest continent. The globally averaged annual precipitation over land is 715 mm (28.1 in), but over the whole Earth it is much higher at 990 mm (39 in). Climate classification systems such as the Köppen classification system use average annual rainfall to help differentiate between differing climate regimes. Rainfall is measured using rain gauges. Rainfall amounts can be estimated by weather radar. Rain is also known or suspected on other planets, where it may be composed of methane, neon, sulfuric acid, or even iron rather than water.

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1. rainfall

   Rainfall is the falling of condensed water droplets from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, usually as a result of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor during certain climatic processes. This natural meteorological phenomenon is essential for replenishing water sources, maintaining the planet's climate, and supporting the growth of plants and survival of living organisms.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rainfallnoun

   a fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that falls in rain; as, the average annual rainfall of a region

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1. • Precipitation

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rainfall in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rainfall in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Rainfall in a Sentence

1. Luis Fernandes:

   When you have a significant rainfall event like this, rivers can rise quickly, and roads can literally fall away or become covered and can cut off communities.

2. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon:

   These citizen soldiers will provide much-needed support to state and local first responders, many of whom have spent the last several days working around the clock responding to record rainfall and flooding.

3. Clay Trauernicht:

   Once a fire occurs, what you’re doing is removing vegetation, and we often get heavy rainfall events. All of that exposed soil gets carried downstream and we have these direct impacts of erosion, sedimentation on our marine ecosystems. So it really hammers our coral reefs as well.

4. Vijay Gupta:

   Depletion of water is 50 percent this year due to lower snowfall and rainfall.

5. Liz Bentley:

   There's a number of crops that are really struggling due to either lack of rainfall, like the potato crop here relies on rainfall, they don't usually take water from anywhere else to irrigate the fields. And even some of the other crops that do take water from from rivers, for example, to irrigate fields, they're really struggling at the moment, even in current conditions, yields are going to be down for a number of crops and the price of these things are going to go up, and obviously that's due to drought here in The UK. But there's other things going on across Europe.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Rainfall
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rainfall
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainfall
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rainfall