pluvial
of or relating to rain, especially much rain; rainy.
Geology. occurring through the action of rain.
Geology. a rainy period formerly regarded as coeval with a glacial age, but now recognized as episodic and, in the tropics, as characteristic of interglacial ages.
Origin of pluvial
1Other words from pluvial
- in·ter·plu·vi·al, adjective
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How to use pluvial in a sentence
The pluvial autumn wind came sweeping along between the rows of houses.
The Song of Songs | Hermann SudermannMiquel y Bada mentions a magnificent velvet pluvial in gold and three colours, belonging to a church in Catalua.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume III (of 3) | Leonard WilliamsFrom the pluvial period to the present the valley has been the scene of frequent volcanic disturbances.
Biblical Geography and History | Charles Foster KentAnd this tete-a-tete decorated with flowers; and this pluvial cope in this case.
Cosmopolis, Complete | Paul BourgetDuring the pluvial periods when hydrosere-loving shrews populated the Great Basin, that region may have been a treeless grassland.
Speciation of the Wandering Shrew | James S. Findley
British Dictionary definitions for pluvial
/ (ˈpluːvɪəl) /
of, characterized by, or due to the action of rain; rainy: pluvial insurance
geology of or relating to rainfall or precipitation
a climate characterized by persistent heavy rainfall, esp one occurring in unglaciated regions during the Pleistocene epoch
Origin of pluvial
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Scientific definitions for pluvial
[ plōō′vē-əl ]
Relating to or caused by rain.
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