RAINFALL (PRECIPITATION) INTENSITY-DURATION-FREQUENCY CURVE

Meaning of RAINFALL (PRECIPITATION) INTENSITY-DURATION-FREQUENCY CURVE in English

Curves showing the relationship between rainfall or precipitation intensity and duration for different levels of frequency; each curve represents the rainfall intensity-duration which will be equaled or exceeded once in a certain number of years, indicated as the frequency of that curve.

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PRECIPITATION — n precipitation (1. hurling down; 2. falling headlong; 3. excessive haste; 4. [Chem.])
Interlingua English vocab
RAINFALL — noun Date: 1854 the amount of precipitation usually measured by the depth in inches, rain 2a
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
CURVE — I. ˈkərv, -ə̄v, -əiv adjective Etymology: Latin curvus bent, curved — more at crown archaic : curved II. verb ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAINFALL — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a fall of rain there was another rainfall that night — Dan Wickenden 2. a. : …
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 + …
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INTENSITY — ə̇n.ˈten(t)səd.ē, -ətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: intense + -ity 1. : the quality or state of being intense: …
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DURATION — d(y)əˈrāshən, -)u̇ˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Medieval Latin duration-, duratio, from Latin duratus (past participle of durare to last) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAINFALL — (n.) A fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that falls in rain; as, the average …
Английский словарь Webster
INTENSITY — (n.) The magnitude of a distributed force, as pressure, stress, weight, etc., per unit of surface, or of volume, as …
Английский словарь Webster
INTENSITY — (n.) The state or quality of being intense; intenseness; extreme degree; as, intensity of heat, cold, mental application, passion, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
RAINFALL — ( n. ) A fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that falls in rain; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INTENSITY — ( n. ) The state or quality of being intense; intenseness; extreme degree; as, intensity of heat, cold, mental application, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INTENSITY — ( n. ) The magnitude of a distributed force, as pressure, stress, weight, etc., per unit of surface, or of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAINFALL — /rayn"fawl'/ , n. 1. a fall or shower of rain. 2. the amount of water falling in rain, snow, etc., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INTENSITY — /in ten"si tee/ , n. , pl. intensities . 1. the quality or condition of being intense. 2. great energy, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CURVE — — curvedly /kerr"vid lee/ , adv. — curvedness , n. — curveless , adj. /kerrv/ , n. , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAINFALL — n. quantity of rain that has fallen; shower, rain, instance of water droplets falling from the clouds during stormy weather
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CURVE — I. ˈkərv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin curvus; akin to Greek kyrtos convex, Middle Irish cruinn round Date: 15th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAINFALL — noun Date: 1854 1. : the amount of precipitation usually measured by the depth in inches 2. : rain 2a
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAINFALL — noun a fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that falls in rain; as, the average …
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
INTENSITY — noun the degree or depth of shade in a picture. 2. intensity ·noun the amount or degree of energy with …
Webster English vocab
CURVE — adj bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface. 2. curve ·vi to bend or turn …
Webster English vocab
RAINFALL — ■ noun 1》 the fall of rain. 2》 the quantity of rain falling within a given area in a given …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAINFALL — [rain.fall] n (1854) 1: the amount of precipitation usu. measured by the depth in inches 2: rain 2a
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CURVE — [curve] adj [ME, fr. L curvus; akin to Gk kyrtos convex, MIr cruinn round] (15c) archaic: bent or formed into …
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
FREQUENCY — in physics, number of waves that pass a fixed point in unit time; also the number of cycles or vibrations …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAINFALL — rainfall BrE AmE ˈreɪn fɔːl -fɑːl
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRECIPITATION — precipitation BrE AmE pri ˌsɪp ɪ ˈteɪʃ ə n prə-, -ə- ▷ precipitation|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DURATION — duration BrE AmE dju ə ˈreɪʃ ə n djɔː-, ⇨dʒu ə - AmE \ du- dju- ▷ duration|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAINFALL — / ˈreɪnfɔːl; NAmE / noun [ U , sing. ] the total amount of rain that falls in a particular …
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
INTENSITY — / ɪnˈtensəti; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U , sing. ] the state or quality of …
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FREQUENCY — / ˈfriːkwənsi; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U , C ] the rate at which sth …
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DURATION — / djuˈreɪʃn; NAmE du-/ noun [ U ] ( formal ) the length of time that sth lasts or continues …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CURVE — / kɜːv; NAmE kɜːrv/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a line or surface that bends gradually; a smooth bend …
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RAINFALL — rain ‧ fall /ˈreɪnfɔːl $ -fɒːl/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] the amount of rain that falls on an …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INTENSITY — in ‧ ten ‧ si ‧ ty AC /ɪnˈtensəti, ɪnˈtensɪti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural intensities ) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FREQUENCY — fre ‧ quen ‧ cy /ˈfriːkwənsi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural frequencies ) [ Word Family: verb : ↑ frequent …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DURATION — du ‧ ra ‧ tion AC /djʊˈreɪʃ ə n $ dʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CURVE — I. curve 1 S3 W3 /kɜːv $ kɜːrv/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a line that gradually bends like …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAINFALL — n. 1 a fall of rain. 2 the quantity of rain falling within a given area in a given time.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FREQUENCY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 commonness of occurrence. 2 a the state of being frequent; frequent occurrence. b the process of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DURATION — n. 1 the length of time for which something continues. 2 a specified length of time (after the duration of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAINFALL — n. 1 a fall of rain. 2 the quantity of rain falling within a given area in a given time.
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
FREQUENCY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 commonness of occurrence. 2 a the state of being frequent; frequent occurrence. b the process of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DURATION — n. 1 the length of time for which something continues. 2 a specified length of time (after the duration of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FREQUENCY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. commonness of occurrence. 2 a the state of being frequent; frequent occurrence. b the process of …
Oxford English vocab
DURATION — n.1 the length of time for which something continues. 2 a specified length of time (after the duration of a …
Oxford English vocab
RAINFALL — ( rainfalls) Rainfall is the amount of rain that falls in a place during a particular period. There have been …
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
FREQUENCY — ( frequencies) 1. The frequency of an event is the number of times it happens during a particular period. The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DURATION — 1. The duration of an event or state is the time during which it happens or exists. He was given …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CURVE — ( curves, curving, curved) 1. A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAINFALL — (~s) Rainfall is the amount of rain that falls in a place during a particular period. There have been four …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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
RAINFALL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE annual ▪ The average cheetah will change over the centuries, just like the mean …
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
INTENSITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE capital ▪ But as accumulation accelerated, capital intensity increased. emotional ▪ The physicality of …
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FREQUENCY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE angular ▪ Here is the wavelength and is the angular frequency of the wave. …
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DURATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE average ▪ This practice will ensure that the average project duration will be minimized. …
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