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plu·vi·al

(plo͞o′vē-əl)

adj.

1. Of or relating to rain; rainy.

2. Marked or formed by abundant rainfall: pluvial periods; a pluvial lake.

An extended period of abundant rainfall, especially such a period of the Pleistocene Epoch.

[Latin pluviālis, from pluvia, rain; see pluvious.]

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pluvial

(ˈpluːvɪəl)

adj

of, characterized by, or due to the action of rain; rainy: pluvial insurance.

1. (Geological Science) geology of or relating to rainfall or precipitation

2. (Geological Science) a climate characterized by persistent heavy rainfall, esp one occurring in unglaciated regions during the Pleistocene epoch

[C17: from Latin pluviālis rainy, from pluvia rain]

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plu•vi•al

(ˈplu vi əl)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to rain, esp. much rain; rainy.

2. occurring through or formed by the action of rain.

[1650–60; < Latin pluviālis=pluvi(a) rain + -ālis -al¹]

plu·vi·al

(plo͞o′vē-əl)

1. Relating to rain; rainy: During the Pleistocene Epoch there were many pluvial periods.

2. Caused by rain: pluvial lakes.

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Translations

pluvial

adj (form) → Regen-; pluvial erosion → Erosion f → durch Regen, Regenerosion f

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