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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Pluviometer \Plu'vi*om"e*ter\, noun [L. pluvia rain + -meter: cf. F. pluviom['e]tre.] An instrument for ascertaining the amount of rainfall at any place in a given time; a rain gauge. From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: noun 1: gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation [syn: {rain gauge}, {rain gage}, {udometer}] |
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