Pluviograph
/ˈpluː.vi.ə.ɡræf/noun
An instrument that records rainfall automatically.
Did you know?Pluviograph is built from Latin pluvius, “rainy,” plus Greek -graphos, “writing,” the same ancient “write/record” root behind many words of measurement and fate.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
pluvius
“rainy; of rain”
Ancient Greek
Greek
-graphos
“writing; recording”
19th Century
English
pluviograph
“a device for automatically recording rainfall”
Modern English
English
pluviograph
“an instrument that records rainfall automatically”