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ˈplu vi əlplu·vial
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pluvialnoun
a rainy period
pluvialadjective
Of, pertaining to, or produced by rain
pluvialadjective
occurring through the action of rain
Etymology: From pluvialis.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pluvial, Pluviousadjective
Rainy; relating to rain.
Etymology: from pluvia, Latin.
The fungous parcels about the wicks of candles only signifieth a moist and pluvious air about them. Brown.
Pluvialnoun
A priest’s cope. Robert Ainsworth
Etymology: pluvial, Fr.
Webster Dictionary
Pluvialadjective
of or pertaining to rain; rainy
Pluvialadjective
produced by the action of rain
Pluvialnoun
a priest's cope
Etymology: [LL. pluviale a garment which keeps off the rain: cf. F. pluvial.]
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Pluvial
In geology and climatology, a pluvial was an extended period of abundant rainfall lasting many thousands of years. Pluvial is also applied to the sediments of these periods. The term is especially applied to such periods during the Pleistocene Epoch. A minor, short pluvial may be termed a "subpluvial".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pluvial
plōō′vi-al, adj. pertaining to rain: rainy.—ns. Plu′viograph, a self-recording rain-gauge; Pluviom′eter, an instrument for measuring the amount of rain that falls.—adjs. Pluviomet′ric, -al; Plu′vious, rainy. [Fr.,—pluvialis—pluvia, rain.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pluvial in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pluvial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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