PROBABLE MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION

Meaning of PROBABLE MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION in English

The maximum amount of precipitation for a given period that can reasonably be expected to occur in a specific drainage basin.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012

PRECIPITATION — n precipitation (1. hurling down; 2. falling headlong; 3. excessive haste; 4. [Chem.])
Interlingua English vocab
PROBABLE — probabil (-itá, -men), versimil
English interlingue dictionary
PROBABLE — daw mao
English-Visayan vocabulary
PROBABLE — I. adjective see: prove Date: 1606 supported by evidence strong enough to establish presumption but not proof , establishing a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRECIPITATION — All liquid and solid water particles that fall from clouds and reach the ground, including drizzle, rain , snow , …
Английский словарь Британика
MAXIMUM — In mathematics, a point at which a function 's value is greatest. If the value is greater than or equal …
Английский словарь Британика
PROBABLE — I. ˈpräbəbəl, in rapid speech sometimes -bbəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin probabilis, from probare to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAXIMUM — I. ˈmaksəməm noun ( plural maximums -səməmz ; or maxi·ma -səmə) Etymology: Latin, neuter of maximus greatest, largest — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRECIPITATION — (ˌ)prēˌsipəˈtāshən, prə̇ˌs- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin praecipitation-, praecipitatio, from praecipitatus + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROBABLE — (a.) Rendering probable; supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating; as, probable evidence; probable presumption.
Английский словарь Webster
MAXIMUM — (a.) Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum …
Английский словарь Webster
PROBABLE — ( a. ) Rendering probable; supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating; as, probable evidence; probable presumption.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MAXIMUM — ( a. ) Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROBABLE — /prob"euh beuhl/ , adj. 1. likely to occur or prove true: He foresaw a probable business loss. He is the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAXIMUM — — maximumly , adv. /mak"seuh meuhm/ , n. , pl. maximums, maxima /-meuh/ , adj. n. 1. the greatest quantity …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROBABLE — I. ˈprä-bə-bəl, ˈprä(b)-bəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin probabilis commendable, probable, from probare to test, approve, prove — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAXIMUM — noun ( plural max·i·ma -sə-mə ; or maximums -s(ə-)məmz) Etymology: Latin, neuter of maximus biggest — more at maxim Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PROBABLE — adj capable of being proved. 2. probable ·adj rendering probable; supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating; as, …
Webster English vocab
PRECIPITATION — noun great hurry; rash, tumultuous haste; impetuosity. 2. precipitation ·noun the act or process of precipitating from a solution. 3. …
Webster English vocab
MAXIMUM — adj greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum …
Webster English vocab
PROBABLE — [prob.a.ble] adj [ME, provable, fr. MF, fr. L probabilis commendable, probable, fr. probare to test, approve, prove--more at prove] (1606) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MAXIMUM — [max.i.mum] n, pl max.i.ma or maximums [L, neut. of maximus] (1740) 1 a: the greatest quantity or value attainable or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRECIPITATION — all liquid and solid water particles that fall from clouds and reach the ground. These particles include drizzle, rain, snow, …
Britannica English vocabulary
PROBABLE — probable BrE AmE ˈprɒb əb ə l AmE \ ˈprɑːb- ▷ probable|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRECIPITATION — precipitation BrE AmE pri ˌsɪp ɪ ˈteɪʃ ə n prə-, -ə- ▷ precipitation|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PROBABLE — / ˈprɒbəbl; NAmE ˈprɑːb-/ adjective , noun ■ adjective likely to happen, to exist or to be true : the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRECIPITATION — / prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] ( technical ) rain, snow, etc. that falls; the amount of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAXIMUM — / ˈmæksɪməm; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] ( abbr. max ) as large, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROBABLE — I. prob ‧ a ‧ ble 1 /ˈprɒbəb ə l $ ˈprɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAXIMUM — I. max ‧ i ‧ mum 1 S3 W3 AC /ˈmæksəməm, ˈmæksɪməm/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] the maximum …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PROBABLE — adj. & n. --adj. (often foll. by that + clause) that may be expected to happen or prove true; likely …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAXIMUM — n. & adj. --n. (pl. maxima) the highest possible or attainable amount. --adj. that is a maximum. [mod.L, neut. of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PROBABLE — adj. & n. adj. (often foll. by that + clause) that may be expected to happen or prove true; likely …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRECIPITATION — n. 1 the act of precipitating or the process of being precipitated. 2 rash haste. 3 a rain or snow …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAXIMUM — n. & adj. n. (pl. maxima) the highest possible or attainable amount. adj. that is a maximum. [ mod.L, neut. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PROBABLE — adj. & n. --adj. (often foll. by that + clause) that may be expected to happen or prove true; likely …
Oxford English vocab
MAXIMUM — n. & adj. --n. (pl. maxima) the highest possible or attainable amount. --adj. that is a maximum. Etymology: mod.L, neut. …
Oxford English vocab
PROBABLE — 1. If you say that something is probable , you mean that it is likely to be true or likely …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRECIPITATION — 1. Precipitation is rain, snow, or hail. ( TECHNICAL ) N-UNCOUNT 2. Precipitation is a process in a chemical reaction …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAXIMUM — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use maximum to describe an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRECIPITATION — 1. Precipitation is rain, snow, or hail. (TECHNICAL) N-UNCOUNT 2. Precipitation is a process in a chemical reaction which causes …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MAXIMUM — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to describe an …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PROBABLE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES highly unlikely/likely/improbable/probable ▪ It’s highly unlikely that the project will be finished on time. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRECIPITATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN acid ▪ Much concern has been expressed that acid precipitation causes a reduction in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MAXIMUM — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a maximum security prison ▪ He was sent to a maximum security prison where …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PROBABLE — [adjective] - likely to be true or likely to happenThe doctor said that the most probable cause of death was …
Cambridge English vocab
PRECIPITATION — [noun] [U] [specialized]The compound is finally obtained by precipitation.
Cambridge English vocab
MAXIMUM — [informal] max [adjective] [not gradable] - being the largest amount or number allowed or possibleThe bomb was designed to cause …
Cambridge English vocab
PRECIPITATION — n. All liquid and solid water particles that fall from clouds and reach the ground, including drizzle, rain , snow …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MAXIMUM — n. In mathematics, a point at which a function 's value is greatest. If the value is greater than or …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PROBABLE — Synonyms and related words : anticipatable, anticipated, apparent, approaching, apt, awaited, believable, calculable, cogitable, colorable, coming, conceivable, conceivably possible, contingent, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PROBABLE — adj. Function: adjective being such as may become true or actual FF1C; seems to be a probable candidate FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PROBABLE — adjective being such as may become true or actual seems to be a probable candidate Synonyms: conceivable, earthly, likely, mortal, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PROBABLE — adj. VERBS ▪ be , look , seem ADVERB ▪ highly , very ▪ increasingly ▪ quite ▪ equally ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MAXIMUM — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute ▪ agreed , recommended ▪ Do not exceed the recommended ~ of twelve drops a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MAXIMUM — n. 25B6; adjective the maximum amount : GREATEST, highest, biggest, largest, top, topmost, most, utmost, maximal. minimum. 25B6; noun production …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRECIPITATION — Removal of hazardous solids from liquid waste to permit safe disposal; removal of particles from airborne emissions as in rain …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
PROBABLE — adj. (most) likely, apt, (quite) possible, presumed, plausible, undoubted, indubitable, apparent, unquestionable, evident, ostensible, odds-on, feasible, believable, credible The probable …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PRECIPITATION — n. showers, drizzle, downpour, rain, rainfall, snow, snowfall, hail, sleet Precipitation can be expected in advance of the low-pressure area …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MAXIMUM — n. 1 most, utmost, uttermost, greatest, peak, extreme, extremity, pinnacle, top, highest, (upper) limit Turn the volume up to the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PRECIPITATION — Precipitation is the conversion of a dissolved substance into insoluble form by chemical or physical means.
General Chemistry English Glossary
PROBABLE — 1. прил. 1) вероятный, возможный probable error ≈ вероятная ошибка highly probable ≈ высоко вероятный the most probable cause of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRECIPITATION — сущ. 1) низвержение, резкое падение Syn : hurling 2) а) стремительность, торопливость; опрометчивость Syn : hastiness, precipitousness б) неоправданная спешка, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PROBABLE — probable.ogg 1. ʹprɒbəb(ə)l n 1. вероятный выбор, возможный кандидат и т. п. 2. pl воен. предположительно сбитые самолёты противника 2. …
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Environmental Engineering English vocabulary

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