pluvial

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French pluvial, from Old French, from Latin pluviālis (“rainy”).

Adjective

pluvial (comparative more pluvial, superlative most pluvial)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or produced by rain
  2. (geology) occurring through the action of rain

Derived terms

  • pluvial lake

Translations

Noun

pluvial (plural pluvials)

  1. (geology) a rainy period

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pluviālis. See also lluvia.

Adjective

pluvial (plural pluviales)

  1. pertaining to rain
    agua pluvial - rainwater
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