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Noun: rain gauge  reyn geyj
  1. Gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation
    "The meteorologist checked the rain gauge to determine the amount of rainfall";
    - rain gage [US], pluviometer, udometer

Derived forms: rain gauges

Type of: gage [N. Amer, rare], gauge

Encyclopedia: Rain gauge