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RAINFALL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
Synonyms:
rain; rainfall
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("rainfall" is a kind of...):
downfall; precipitation (the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist))
Meronyms (parts of "rainfall"):
raindrop (a drop of rain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rainfall"):
monsoon (any wind that changes direction with the seasons)
rainstorm (a storm with rain)
cloudburst; deluge; downpour; pelter; soaker; torrent; waterspout (a heavy rain)
drizzle; mizzle (very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower)
rain shower; shower (a brief period of precipitation)
Context examples:
In seeking to understand factors that affect global biodiversity patterns, scientists have focused much of their research on present-day climate, such as patterns of temperature or rainfall, or recent human impacts, such as urbanization and the destruction of wild lands.
(Connecting the prehistoric past to the global future, National Science Foundation)
Based on these measurements, the researchers found that annual precipitation decreased between 41% and 54% relative to today during the period of the Maya civilisation’s collapse, with periods of up to 70% rainfall reduction during peak drought conditions, and that relative humidity declined by 2% to 7% relative to today.
(Scientists measure severity of drought during the Maya collapse, University of Cambridge)
Using ancient sediment from outcrops along the edge of the lake, Emily Beverly, a sedimentary geologist at the University of Houston, along with researchers at Baylor University, generated a water-budget model to see how Lake Victoria's levels respond to changes in evaporation, temperature, rainfall and solar energy.
(Environmental change in Africa: Will it lead to a drying Lake Victoria?, National Science Foundation)
The IMERG derived rainfall accumulation map showed that rain fell over large parts of France during the past week but the highest rainfall totals were found over eastern France.
(France's Flooding Rains Examined by NASA’s IMERG, NASA)
The stalagmite data was compared with recorded information on rainfall in northeast India and other aspects of climate worldwide.
(Cave stalagmites reveal India’s rainfall secrets, SciDev.Net)
By mapping the proportion of the different isotopes contained within each layer of gypsum, the researchers were able to build a model to estimate past changes in rainfall and relative humidity over the period of the Maya collapse.
(Scientists measure severity of drought during the Maya collapse, University of Cambridge)
Frequent rainfall has caused widespread flooding along the Seine River that flows through Paris.
(France's Flooding Rains Examined by NASA’s IMERG, NASA)
The findings of the study suggest a connection between winter rainfall in India’s northeast region and climatic conditions in the distant Pacific Ocean.
(Cave stalagmites reveal India’s rainfall secrets, SciDev.Net)
Eastern France has experienced unusually heavy rainfall this month and NASA satellite data has helped determine where the largest rainfall occurred.
(France's Flooding Rains Examined by NASA’s IMERG, NASA)
The stalagmites were found to be more sensitive to changes through winter rainfall than summer monsoon.
(Cave stalagmites reveal India’s rainfall secrets, SciDev.Net)
