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pluvial

pluvial

8.3
Related to rain or caused by rain
  • adjective
  • /ˈpluːviəl/
translation icon : pluvial
  • The region experienced a pluvial season, resulting in lush green landscapes and flourishing crops.

Examples

  • Pluvial precipitation (mm), evaporation (mm), and mean, maximum, and minimum temperatures (C) were obtained from local meteorological stations.

    Academic text (2006)

  • In Loma Larga, for example, each of the 38 families that constituted this hamlet during my stay there had an average of 4 acres of pluvial land located on sloping hills.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The Bantu-speaking agricultural peoples' migration down the pluvial east side of Africa came up against the aridity.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The streamers that danced between the pluvial copper in the morning were now sinister flames.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Scientists studied the effects of pluvial conditions on local rivers and their ecosystems.

  • Farmers are adapting their practices to better manage pluvial rainfall during the growing season.

Surface Forms

pluvial positive

Morphology

pluvial = pluvi + al

The element 'pluvi-' is a learned Latin combining form (not a standalone English word), so learners cannot readily derive 'relating to rainfall' from familiar English bases.

Etymology

Pluvial comes from the Latin root pluvia 'rain', so a pluvial climate or event is simply one that is caused by or full of rain.