Pluviography
/ˌpluːviˈɒɡrəfi/noun
The recording or description of rainfall.
Did you know?Pluviography is built from Latin pluvius (“rainy”) and Greek -graphy (“writing/recording”), a classic scholarly hybrid that turns a natural force into text.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
pluvius
“rainy; relating to rain”
Ancient Greek
Greek
-graphia
“writing; description; recording”
19th Century
English
pluviography
“the measurement or recording of rainfall”
Modern English
English
pluviography
“the recording or description of rainfall”
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