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—hyetographic /huy'i teuh graf"ik/, hyetographical, adj. —hyetographically, adv./huy'i tog"reuh fee/, n.the study of the annual and geographical distribution of rainfall.[1840-50; HYETO- + -GRAPHY]
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Hyetography — Hy e*tog ra*phy, n. The branch of physical science which treats of the geographical distribution of rain. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hyetography — [hī΄ə täg′rə fē] n. [ HYETO + GRAPHY] the branch of meteorology having to do with the geographical distribution and annual variation of rainfall hyetographic [hī΄ə tə graf′ik] adj. hyetographical … English World dictionary
hyetography — hy·e·tog·ra·phy … English syllables
hyetography — hy•e•tog•ra•phy [[t]ˌhaɪ ɪˈtɒg rə fi[/t]] n. mer the study of the annual and geographical distribution of rainfall • Etymology: 1840–50 hy e•to•graph′ic təˈgræf ɪk hy e•to•graph′i•cal, adj. hy e•to•graph′i•cal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
hyetography — ˌhīəˈtägrəfē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hyet + graphy : a scientific description of the geographical distribution of rain * * * hyetographic /huy i teuh graf ik/, hyetographical, adj … Useful english dictionary
Hyetographic — Hy e*to*graph ic, a. Of or pertaining to to hyetography. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shower, precipitation, rainstorm, downpour. v. shower, pour, drizzle; bestow, lavish, shower upon. See water. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Water falling in drops] Syn. drizzle, mist, sprinkle, sprinkling,… … English dictionary for students
River — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Water in motion. < N PARAG:River >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 running water running water GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 jet jet spirt spurt squirt spout spray splash rush gush … English dictionary for students
hyeto- — mer aff. a combining form meaning “rain”: hyetography[/ex] • Etymology: comb. form repr. Gk hyetós rain, der. of hýein to rain … From formal English to slang
hyetal — a. pertaining to rain. ♦ hyetograph, n. rain gauge; chart of average rainfall. ♦ hyetography, n. study of rainfall distribution. ♦ hyetology, n. study of all precipitation. ♦ hyetometer, n. rain gauge. ♦ hyetometrograph, n.… … Dictionary of difficult words
