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ombrocole (verb), ombrocoles; ombrocoled; ombrocoling: rain
Existing in habitats that have an abundance of rain.
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-cola, -colas; -cole; -colent; -colid; -coline; -colous
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ombro-, ombr-
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pluviocole (verb), pluviocoles; pluviocoled; pluviocoling: rain
Living or thriving in conditions where there is an abundance of rainfall.
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-cola, -colas; -cole; -colent; -colid; -coline; -colous
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rain, rain, reign, reign, rein, rein
rain (RAYN) (verb)
To give in an abundant manner: During the holidays, Josie's relatives tend to rain presents on her because she is the only child.
rain (RAYN) (noun)
Drops of water formed by the condensation of vapor and which precipitate from the atmosphere: As Ryan stood by the window, he watched the rain begin to fall on the lawn.
The rain started just as Tracy was leaving the house, so she had to put up her umbrella.
reign (RAYN) (noun)
1. The time during which an individual who is considered royalty holds political influence or control: The reign of the king lasted over forty years and was believed to be a peaceful time in the country.
2. A prevalent or common occurrence: At the end of the school year, the reign of confusion was widespread as the students cleaned their lockers and said goodbye to their friends and teachers.
2. A prevalent or common occurrence: At the end of the school year, the reign of confusion was widespread as the students cleaned their lockers and said goodbye to their friends and teachers.
reign (RAYN) (verb)
To possess a position of presumed authority, often without much actual political influence or power: Ronda will reign as consort until her son is old enough to be the king.
rein (RAYN) (noun)
1. A controlling or restraining influence: Albert kept a tight rein on the finances of the town so there would be no wasteful spending.
2. Unhampered opportunity: Delories was given free rein in planning the party for the end of the year.
3. The strap which is fastened to the bit in an animal's mouth and by which the animal is controlled or directed: Sally held each rein for her horse in her right hand as she mounted it.
2. Unhampered opportunity: Delories was given free rein in planning the party for the end of the year.
3. The strap which is fastened to the bit in an animal's mouth and by which the animal is controlled or directed: Sally held each rein for her horse in her right hand as she mounted it.
rein (RAYN) (verb)
To stop or to slow oneself or an animal: Pete had to rein in his enthusiasm for the new book because he was about to bore all his friends.
You may want to rein in your enthusiasm at the start of the reign for the new ruler. Your spirits might be dampened with the prediction of rain; however, the start of a new reign may be the signal to rain the new ruler with gifts, including a rein for is favorite horse.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group R; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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“rain”
(Greek: rain, rain fall; heavy shower)
(Greek: rain, rainstorm; showers of rain; aqueous vapor in the atmosphere; precipitation or falling down from the sky of a form of water; such as, rain, snow, hail, sleet, or mist)
(Latin: rain, raining, rain water, rainy; rain fall; heavy showers)
(Latin: rain)
(Latin: water, rain, wet)
(Greek: urine [water, rain, wet])
(Mark Plotkin, an ethnobotanist takes up the cause of rain forest conservation)
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“rain”
Rain, or other precipitation that has an excessive concentration of sulfuric or nitric acids; acidic rain; acidic precipitation: Acid rain is a popular term for the atmospheric deposition of acidified rain, snow, sleet, hail, acidifying gases and particles, as well as acidified fog and cloud water.
Any kind of precipitation or fog water having a pH less than 5.65 is termed to be acid rain.
Acid rain is the deposition of acidifying substances from the atmosphere during an event of precipitation.
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acid-, acidi-, acido-, -acidity
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-ation, -ization (-iz[e] + -ation); -isation (British spelling variation)
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capit-, capt-, cap-, cep-, ceps-, chapt-, chef, cip-
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CAUTION: WATER ON ROAD DURING RAIN.
Seen on a highway sign.
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Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies
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orographic rain
Rainfall produced by supersaturation of an air mass forced upwards by a mountain range.
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grapho-, graph-, -graph, -graphy, -grapher, -graphia
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rain cats and dogs (verb), rains cats and dogs; rained cats and dogs; raining cats and dogs
To rain very hard or heavily: When Jill looked out of the window during the storm, she said, "We can't go shopping now because it's raining cats and dogs!"
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rain forest
1. A tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
2. A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.
2. A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.
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foren-, fore-
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siphon rain gauge, siphon gauge, manometer
1. A glass siphon tube, partly filled with mercury which is used to indicate pressure, as of steam, or the degree of rarefaction produced in the receiver of an air pump or other vacuum.
2. A double-leg liquid-column gauge used to measure the difference between two fluid pressures.
2. A double-leg liquid-column gauge used to measure the difference between two fluid pressures.
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siphon-, siphono- +
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“rain”
acid rain
Also known as "acid precipitation" or "acid deposition", acid rain is precipitation containing harmful amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids formed primarily by sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides released into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned.
It can be wet precipitation (rain, snow, or fog) or dry precipitation (absorbed gaseous and particulate matter, aerosol particles or dust).
Acid rain has a pH below 5.6. Normal rain has a pH of about 5.6, which is slightly acidic. The term pH is a measure of acidity or alkalinity and ranges from 0 to 14.
A pH measurement of 7 is regarded as neutral. Measurements below 7 indicate increased acidity, while those above indicate increased alkalinity.
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Energy Sources and Related Information +
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acid rain
Wet acid deposition or the falling of rain (or snow) rich in sulfur and nitrogen oxides.
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Biology Terms +
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