"pluvial" meaning in English

See pluvial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈplu.vi.əl/ [General-American], /ˈpluː.vi.əl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pluvial.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more pluvial [comparative], most pluvial [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French pluvial, from Middle French pluvial, borrowed from Latin pluviālis (“pertaining to rain”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|pluvial}} Borrowed from French pluvial, {{der|en|frm|pluvial}} Middle French pluvial, {{der|en|la|pluviālis|t=pertaining to rain}} Latin pluviālis (“pertaining to rain”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} pluvial (comparative more pluvial, superlative most pluvial)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or produced by rain. Synonyms: ombro-, pluvio-
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  2. (geology) Occurring through the action of rain. Translations (pertaining to rain): дъждовен (dăždoven) (Bulgarian), pluvial [masculine] (French), regn- (Icelandic), rigningar- (Icelandic), úrkomu- (Icelandic), pluvala (Ido), báistiúil (Irish), pluviale (Italian), pātaua (Māori), deszczowy (Polish), pluwialny (Polish), плувиа́л (pluviál) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pluvial-en-adj-WEgp7QI- Categories (other): Geology, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 32 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 15 15 17 13 13 10 2 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 13 15 19 8 11 1 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 34 38 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'pertaining to rain': 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antipluvial, Carnian pluvial episode, interpluvial, intrapluvial, nonpluvial, pluvial lake Related terms: pluvious

Noun

IPA: /ˈplu.vi.əl/ [General-American], /ˈpluː.vi.əl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pluvial.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pluvials [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French pluvial, from Middle French pluvial, borrowed from Latin pluviālis (“pertaining to rain”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|pluvial}} Borrowed from French pluvial, {{der|en|frm|pluvial}} Middle French pluvial, {{der|en|la|pluviālis|t=pertaining to rain}} Latin pluviālis (“pertaining to rain”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pluvial (plural pluvials)
  1. (geology) a rainy period
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Inflected forms

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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "dăždoven",
      "sense": "pertaining to rain",
      "word": "дъждовен"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "pertaining to rain",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pluvial"
    },
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "pertaining to rain",
      "word": "regn-"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "pertaining to rain",
      "word": "rigningar-"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "pertaining to rain",
      "word": "úrkomu-"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "lang_code": "io",
      "sense": "pertaining to rain",
      "word": "pluvala"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "pertaining to rain",
      "word": "báistiúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "pertaining to rain",
      "word": "pluviale"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "pertaining to rain",
      "word": "pātaua"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "pertaining to rain",
      "word": "deszczowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "pertaining to rain",
      "word": "pluwialny"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "pluviál",
      "sense": "pertaining to rain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "плувиа́л"
    }
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}

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      },
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      "glosses": [
        "a rainy period"
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        "geography",
        "geology",
        "natural-sciences"
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpluː.vi.əl/",
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        "UK"
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}

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