pluviosity
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- noun
- /pluˈviːəsɪti/
- Specialized
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pluviosidad
- The pluviosity is high.
Examples
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The city's high pluviosity during the rainy season often leads to flooding.
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What a high pluviosity!
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The tropical forest owes its rich biodiversity to the region's high pluviosity.
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Scientists measured the pluviosity of the area to predict possible flooding.
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Changes in pluviosity can have a major impact on local agriculture.
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Farmers in tropical regions rely on pluviosity to determine the best time for planting crops.
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Meteorologists measure pluviosity to understand patterns in local weather changes.
Synonyms
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The amount of rain that falls in a place over time
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Water like rain, snow, or hail that falls from the sky
The amount of rain or snow that falls in a place during a period
How often and how much it rains in a place or time
How Rainy
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
pluviosity = pluvial (opaque) = pluvi + osity
The word is formed from the combining form 'pluvi-' plus the rare noun-forming '-osity'; the root is not a standalone English word and the formation is not productive, so learners cannot readily derive 'rainfall' from the parts.
Etymology
The word pluviosity comes from the Latin root pluvia, which means 'rain', and the ending -osity, meaning 'state' or 'quality'. So pluviosity literally means the 'amount of rain' and is used to talk about how rainy a place or time is.