udometer

/ju:'dɔmitə/

Thân thiện

A scientist checks the udometer after a rainstorm.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A rain gauge; an instrument for measuring the amount of rainfall: An "udometer" is a scientific device used to collect and measure the quantity of liquid precipitation (rain) that falls over a specific area and time period.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The meteorologist checked the udometer daily to record the rainfall data.
  • An old-fashioned udometer stood in the garden, its cylinder filling with water from the overnight storm.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Historical Context: While "udometer" is a precise and etymologically clear term (from Greek 'rain' + 'measure'), it is largely considered a technical or somewhat archaic synonym for the more common term "rain gauge" in modern meteorological practice.
  • In his 19th-century treatise, the scientist referred to his measuring device as an udometer.

Variants and Related Words

• Udometer is the base noun.
• Udometric (adj): Pertaining to the measurement of rainfall.
  • The study involved udometric analysis of the regional climate.
• Pluviometer (n): Another technical synonym for a rain gauge (from Latin 'rain').
  • The pluviometer and the udometer serve the identical function.

Synonyms

• Rain gauge: The most common modern term.
• Pluviometer: A synonym used in scientific contexts.
• Ombrometer (n): Another less common synonym (from Greek 'rainstorm').

Related Phrases/Compounds

(As "udometer" is a specific technical noun, it does not form phrasal verbs or common idioms. Related phrases involve its function.) - To read the udometer: To check and record the measurement from the device. - Her morning routine included reading the udometer. - Udometer station: A location where precipitation is officially measured. - The data was collected from a network of udometer stations across the county.

Học thuật

Noun

1. gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rain gauge
• rain gage
• pluviometer