noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion countable, uncountable
2. 2
   water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere wordnet
3. 3
   The occurrence of liquid precipitation, the fall of rain. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

rainblood rainbogginessdampdampnessdewiness

Example

More examples

"The leaves are fresh after a rainfall."

Etymology

From rain + fall.

Related phrases

Tropical Rainfall Measuring Missioneffective rainfallexcess rainfallexcessive rainfallinitial rainfallinversion of rainfallorographic rainfallpoint rainfallrainfall componentrainfall distributionrainfall durationrainfall effectiveness

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