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pluvial
[ ploo-vee-uhl ]
adjective
- of or relating to rain, especially much rain; rainy.
- Geology. occurring through the action of rain.
noun
- 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.
pluvial
/ ˈːɪə /
adjective
- of, characterized by, or due to the action of rain; rainy
pluvial insurance
noun
- geology of or relating to rainfall or precipitation
- a climate characterized by persistent heavy rainfall, esp one occurring in unglaciated regions during the Pleistocene epoch
pluvial
/ ̅̅′ŧ-ə /
- Relating to or caused by rain.
Other 51Թ Forms
- t·v· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pluvial1
Example Sentences
Averaged out at the global scale, the team found that 15.46% of all meteorological droughts were succeeded by a pluvial the following season.
The flash flooding—experts call it pluvial flooding—that hit Zhengzhou, in contrast, showed how quickly torrential downpours can turn deadly in a densely packed modern city.
“They don’t take into account small creeks, tributaries and heavy pluvial events,” Porter said.
After years in obscurity, the Carnian pluvial is becoming a major research focus.
If these vast eruptions happened at the same time as the Carnian pluvial episode, they could have released enough carbon dioxide to warm the globe.
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