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hyetal

[hahy-i-tl]
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adjective

of or relating to rain or rainfall.

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moist, damp, stormy, wet, pluvial, pluvious, showery

Origin of hyetal

First recorded in 1860–65; hyet- + -al1
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British Dictionary definitions for hyetal

hyetal

adjective

of or relating to rain, rainfall, or rainy regions

Word Origin for hyetal

C19: from Greek huetos rain + -al 1
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Science definitions for hyetal

hyetal

[hī′ĭ-tl]

Relating to rain or rainy regions, used especially in regard to isohyetal rainfall maps.
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