English > rainfall: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenonMeaning | water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere. |
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Synonym | rain |
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Parts | raindrop | A drop of rain |
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Narrower | downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker | A heavy rain |
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drizzle, mizzle | Very light rain |
monsoon | Any wind that changes direction with the seasons |
rainstorm | A storm with rain |
shower, rain shower | A brief period of precipitation |
Broader | precipitation, downfall | The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) |
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Spanish | aguacero, lluvia, precipitación |
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Catalan | pluja, pluviositat, precipitació |
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