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Definition of Pluvial
1. a. Of or pertaining to rain; rainy.
2. n. A priest's cope.
Definition of Pluvial
1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or produced by rain ¹
2. Adjective. (geology) occurring through the action of rain ¹
3. Noun. (geology) a rainy period ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pluvial
1. a prolonged period of wet climate [n -S]
Medical Definition of Pluvial
1.
1. Of or pertaining to rain; rainy.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pluvial
Literary usage of Pluvial
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Holy Land in Geography and in History by Townsend MacCoun (1897)
"MIOCENE AND pluvial PERIODS During the Miocene (see preceding plate) Period ...
This was during the pluvial Period. The waters of the sea overflowed all the ..."
2. Technical Reports by Miami Conservancy District (Ohio) (1917)
"Newport Barracks, Ky., August 14, 1850 5.40 THE pluvial INDEX From the foregoing
... How much this pluvial index is likely to vary may be judged from an ..."
3. The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571 by Kenneth M. Setton (1978)
"... and for donning a rich pluvial and precious miter. Then he followed the long
line of officials, prelates, and cardinals out of the church into the ..."
4. Life in Brazil by Thomas Ewbank (1856)
"pluvial Deity —Aqueduct Records. — Pope John. — Ecclesiastical "Cries."
— Slaves.—Army Recruits.—The Emperor opens the Legislature.—Fires and Fire- engines. ..."
5. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1905)
"Undoubtedly this fact was contributory to the rapid growth of the post-pluvial
foliage. In the experiment detailed above, the total growth in a few days was ..."
6. The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoir on the Physical Geology and by Edward Hull (1886)
"THE pluvial PERIOD (PLIOCENE AND POST-PLIOCENE}. CONTINUING our review of the
changes which the region underwent during the period intervening between the ..."
7. The Holy Land in Geography and in History by Townsend MacCoun (1897)
"MIOCENE AND pluvial PERIODS During the Miocene (see preceding plate) Period ...
This was during the pluvial Period. The waters of the sea overflowed all the ..."
8. Technical Reports by Miami Conservancy District (Ohio) (1917)
"Newport Barracks, Ky., August 14, 1850 5.40 THE pluvial INDEX From the foregoing
... How much this pluvial index is likely to vary may be judged from an ..."
9. The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571 by Kenneth M. Setton (1978)
"... and for donning a rich pluvial and precious miter. Then he followed the long
line of officials, prelates, and cardinals out of the church into the ..."
10. Life in Brazil by Thomas Ewbank (1856)
"pluvial Deity —Aqueduct Records. — Pope John. — Ecclesiastical "Cries."
— Slaves.—Army Recruits.—The Emperor opens the Legislature.—Fires and Fire- engines. ..."
11. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1905)
"Undoubtedly this fact was contributory to the rapid growth of the post-pluvial
foliage. In the experiment detailed above, the total growth in a few days was ..."
12. The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoir on the Physical Geology and by Edward Hull (1886)
"THE pluvial PERIOD (PLIOCENE AND POST-PLIOCENE}. CONTINUING our review of the
changes which the region underwent during the period intervening between the ..."
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