PLUVIA-

Meaning of PLUVIA- in English

combining form

see pluvi-

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PLUVIA — n rain; tempore de pluvia rainy weather
Interlingua English vocab
DOWNPOUR — pluvia, torrent, diluvie
English interlingue dictionary
PLUVIAL — I. ˈplüvēəl adjective Etymology: Latin pluvialis, from pluvia rain (from feminine of pluvius rainy, from pluere to rain) + -alis …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLUVIOUS — ˈplüvēəs adjective Etymology: Middle English pluvyous, from Latin pluviosus, from pluvia rain + -osus -ose : of or relating to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLUVIOMETER — ˌplüvēˈäməd.ə(r) noun also plu·vi·am·e·ter -ˈam- Etymology: pluviometer probably from French pluviomètre, from pluvi- + -mètre -meter; pluviameter alteration (influenced by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLUVI- — combining form or pluvio- also pluvia- Etymology: Middle English pluvy-, from Latin pluvi-, from pluvia : rain pluvia meter pluvi …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLOVER — ˈpləvə(r), -lōv- noun ( plural plover or plovers ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French plover, plovier, from (assumed) Vulgar …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EQUIPLUVE — ˈekwəˌplüv, ˈēk- noun ( -s ) Etymology: equi- + -pluve (from Latin pluvia rain) — more at pluvial : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHUBASCO — chüˈbäˌskō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Portuguese chuvasco, from chuva rain, from Latin pluvia, from pluere to rain …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLUVIAL — I. ˈplü-vē-əl adjective Etymology: Latin pluvialis, from pluvia rain, from feminine of pluvius rainy, from pluere to rain — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLOVER — noun ( plural plover or plovers ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French plover, pluvier, from Vulgar Latin * pluviarius, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLUVIAL CHIEFLY GEOLOGY — pluvial chiefly Geology ■ adjective relating to or characterized by rainfall. ■ noun a period marked by increased rainfall. Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLOVER — [ 'plʌvə ] ■ noun a short-billed gregarious wading bird, typically found by water but sometimes frequenting grassland, tundra, or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLUVIAL — [plu.vi.al] adj [L pluvialis, fr. pluvia rain, fr. fem. of pluvius rainy, fr. pluere to rain--more at flow] (ca. 1656) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLOVER — [plo.ver] n, pl plover or plovers [ME, fr. MF, fr. (assumed) VL pluviarius, fr. L pluvia rain--more at pluvial] (14c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLUVIAL — / ˈpluːviəl; NAmE / adjective ( technical ) relating to rain •• WORD ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin pluvialis …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLOVER — / ˈplʌvə(r); NAmE / noun a bird with long legs and a short tail that lives on wet ground •• …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLOVER — plov ‧ er /ˈplʌvə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: Vulgar Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLUVIOMETER — n. a rain-gauge. øøpluviometric adj. pluviometrical adj. pluviometrically adv. [L pluvia rain + -METER]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLUVIAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of rain; rainy. 2 Geol. caused by rain. --n. a period of prolonged rainfall. øøpluvious …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLOVER — n. any plump-breasted wading bird of the family Charadriidae, including the lapwing, usu. having a pigeon-like bill. [ME & AF …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLUVIOMETER — n. a rain-gauge. pluviometric adj. pluviometrical adj. pluviometrically adv. [ L pluvia rain + -METER ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLUVIAL — adj. & n. adj. 1 of rain; rainy. 2 Geol. caused by rain. n. a period of prolonged rainfall. pluvious …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLOVER — n. any plump-breasted wading bird of the family Charadriidae, including the lapwing, usu. having a pigeon-like bill. [ ME & …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLUVIOMETER — n. a rain-gauge. Derivatives: pluviometric adj. pluviometrical adj. pluviometrically adv. Etymology: L pluvia rain + -METER
Oxford English vocab
PLUVIAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of rain; rainy. 2 Geol. caused by rain. --n. a period of prolonged rainfall. Derivatives: …
Oxford English vocab
PLOVER — n. any plump-breasted wading bird of the family Charadriidae, including the lapwing, usu. having a pigeon-like bill. Etymology: ME & …
Oxford English vocab

Webster's New International English Dictionary

← PLUTOGOGUERY PLUVIAMETER→