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rainfall

rain·fall

US/ˈreɪˌnfɔl/ uncommon

noun

1.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

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Origin

From rain + fall.

Phrases

  • effective rainfall
  • excess rainfall
  • excessive rainfall
  • initial rainfall
  • inversion of rainfall
  • orographic rainfall
  • point rainfall
  • rainfall component

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