- rainwater
- noun Date: before 12th century water fallen as rain that has not collected soluble matter from the soil and is therefore soft
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rainwater
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Rainwater — (Leo) James … Scientists
Rainwater — Rainwater, L. James … Enciclopedia Universal
Rainwater — [ reɪnwɔtə], Leo James, amerikanischer Physiker, * Council (Id.) 9. 12. 1917, ✝ New York 30. 5. 1986; Professor an der Columbia University, New York, bis 1961 Direktor des Nevis Cyclotron Laboratory; erhielt für Arbeiten über die Struktur… … Universal-Lexikon
rainwater — [rān′wôt΄ər, rānwät΄ər] n. water that is falling or has fallen as rain, and is soft, containing relatively little soluble mineral matter … English World dictionary
Rainwater — Personen mit dem Namen Rainwater sind: James Rainwater (1917–1986), US amerikanischer Physiker Marvin Rainwater (* 1925), US amerikanischer Rockabilly Sänger Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demse … Deutsch Wikipedia
rainwater — n. to catch rainwater (in a barrel) * * * [ reɪnwɔːtə] to catch rainwater (in a barrel) … Combinatory dictionary
rainwater — rain|wa|ter [ reın,wɔtər ] noun uncount water that falls to the ground in the form of rain: Rainwater had washed away all the topsoil … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rainwater — [[t]re͟ɪnwɔːtə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT Rainwater is water that has fallen as rain … English dictionary
rainwater — UK [ˈreɪnˌwɔːtə(r)] / US [ˈreɪnˌwɔtər] noun [uncountable] water that falls to the ground in the form of rain Rainwater had washed away all the topsoil … English dictionary
rainwater — lietaus vanduo statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Lietaus pavidalu į žemę patenkantis vanduo, kuris kaupiasi žemės paviršiuje, susigeria į gruntą ar nuteka į žemesnes paviršiaus vietas. atitikmenys: angl. rain water; rainwater… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Rainwater harvesting — is the gathering, or accumulating and storing, of rainwater. [ [http://www.harvesth2o.com/faq.shtml Definition of rainwater harvesting] ] Traditionally, rainwater harvesting has been practiced in arid and semi arid areas, and has provided… … Wikipedia
