Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Synonyms for rain gauge


Grammar : Noun



Définition of rain gauge

  • noun rain measuring device
Example sentences :
  • A rain gauge should be kept in every school yard, so that every shower can be measured.
  • Extract from : « Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets » by Various
  • The rain gauge consists essentially of a funnel to collect the rain, and a graduated glass to measure it.
  • Extract from : « The Royal Observatory Greenwich » by E. Walter (Edwared Walter) Maunder
  • Benedetto Castelli, being interested in the effect of rainfall on the level of a lake, constructed a rain gauge about 1628.
  • Extract from : « The Introduction of Self-Registering Meteorological Instruments » by Robert P. Multhauf
  • The rain gauge is graduated to the thousandth part of an inch, and the receiver of it is elevated 40 feet from the ground.
  • Extract from : « Norman's New Orleans and Environs » by B. M. Norman
  • The rain gauge consists of three separate parts, the receiver A, the overflow attachment B, and the measuring tube C.
  • Extract from : « Practical Exercises in Elementary Meteorology » by Robert DeCourcy Ward
  • A rain gauge which was not exposed to the full intensity of the storm caught 8.80 inches of water in one hour.
  • Extract from : « Practical Exercises in Elementary Meteorology » by Robert DeCourcy Ward
  • Six years ago I received from Australia an exceedingly beautiful photograph of a thin pellicle found in a rain gauge.
  • Extract from : « The Mechanism of Life » by Stphane Leduc
  • Each sequoia, on the other hand, draws its moisture from an area thousands of times as large as a rain gauge.
  • Extract from : « Climatic Changes » by Ellsworth Huntington
  • Hence they represent the summation of the rainfall over an area millions of times as large as that of a rain gauge.
  • Extract from : « Climatic Changes » by Ellsworth Huntington

Words or expressions associated with your search


Most wanted synonyms

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019