rain gauge

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [reyn geyj]
- /reɪn geɪdʒ/
- /reɪn ɡeɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reyn geyj]
- /reɪn geɪdʒ/

Definitions of rain gauge words

noun rain gauge an instrument for measuring rainfall. 1
noun rain gauge an instrument for measuring rainfall or snowfall, consisting of a cylinder covered by a funnel-like lid 0
noun rain gauge an instrument for measuring rainfall 0

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Origin of rain gauge

First appearance:

before 1760

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1760-70

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rain gauge

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rain gauge

rain gauge popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rain gauge usage trend in Literature

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