Pluviometer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pluviometer \Plu`vi*om"e*ter\, n. [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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pluviometer
       n : gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of
           precipitation [syn: {rain gauge}, {rain gage}, {udometer}]