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rain-gauge [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

An instrument for measuring the quantity of precipitation that falls at a given place and time.

Key term(s)
  • raingage
  • rain-gage
  • precipitation gauge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Instrument qui sert à mesurer la quantité d'eau précipitée par l'atmosphère en un lieu déterminé.

CONT

Le pluviomètre est l'un des instruments météorologiques les plus simples : une règle graduée plongée verticalement dans un récipient cylindrique qui recueille l'eau de pluie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

Instrumento para medir la altura de agua de precipitación en un punto.

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