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Definitions for Pluvial
[1] of or relating to rain, especially much rain; rainy.
[2] Geology . occurring through the action of rain.
[3] Geology . a rainy period formerly regarded as coeval with a glacial age, but now recognized as episodic and, in the tropics, as characteristic of interglacial ages.
[4] of, characterized by, or due to the action of rain; rainy pluvial insurance
[5] geology of or relating to rainfall or precipitation
[6] a climate characterized by persistent heavy rainfall, esp one occurring in unglaciated regions during the Pleistocene epoch
Words related to Pluvial
moist, damp, stormy, wet, hyetal, pluvious, showery
Words nearby Pluvial
plutonian, plutonic, plutonism, plutonium, plutus, pluvial, pluviometer, pluvious, pluviôse, ply, ply metal
Origin of Pluvial
1650–60; < Latin pluviālis, equivalent to pluvi(a ) rain + -ālis -al1
Other words from Pluvial
in·ter·plu·vi·al , adjective
Word origin for Pluvial
C17: from Latin pluviālis rainy, from pluvia rain