equipluve

noun

eq·​ui·​pluve

ˈekwəˌplüv,

ˈēk-

plural -s

: a line on a rainfall map connecting places where the same fraction of their several annual rainfalls occurs during any specified portion of the year (such as a given month)

Word History

Etymology

equi- + -pluve (from Latin pluvia rain)

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