"rain gauge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rain gauges [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rain gauge (plural rain gauges)
  1. (meteorology) A device used in meteorology to measure rainfall. Categories (topical): Meteorology Synonyms: pluviometer Related terms: ombrograph Translations (device used to measure rainfall): pluviómetru [masculine] (Asturian), дъждомер (dǎždomer) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pluviòmetre [masculine] (Catalan), udòmetre [masculine] (Catalan), srážkoměr [masculine] (Czech), dešťoměr [masculine] (Czech), regnmåler (Danish), regenmeter [masculine] (Dutch), sademittari (Finnish), pluviomètre [masculine] (French), pluviómetro [masculine] (Galician), udómetro [masculine] (Galician), წვიმასაზომი (c̣vimasazomi) (Georgian), წვიმსაზომი (c̣vimsazomi) (Georgian), პლუვიომეტრი (ṗluviomeṭri) (Georgian), Niederschlagsmesser [neuter] (German), Regenmesser [neuter] (German), Pluviometer [neuter] (German), βροχόμετρο (vrochómetro) [neuter] (Greek), pluviometro [masculine] (Italian), udometro [masculine] (Italian), 雨量計 (uryōkei) (alt: うりょうけい) (Japanese), шөгуді өлшегіш (şögudı ölşegış) (Kazakh), pluviometer (Malay), deszczomierz [masculine] (Polish), pluwiometr [masculine] (Polish), pluviómetro [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), pluviômetro [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), pluvímetro [masculine] (Portuguese), udómetro [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), udômetro [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), pluviometru (Romanian), udometru (Romanian), дождеме́р (doždemér) [masculine] (Russian), осадкоме́р (osadkomér) [masculine] (Russian), плювио́метр (pljuviómetr) [masculine] (Russian), pluviómetro [masculine] (Spanish), pluvímetro [masculine] (Spanish), udómetro [masculine] (Spanish), regnmätare [common-gender] (Swedish), pluviometer [common-gender] (Swedish), nederbördsmätare [common-gender] (Swedish), ulansukod (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-rain_gauge-en-noun-4SMFRczI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

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    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "device used to measure rainfall",
      "word": "ulansukod"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rain gauge"
}

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