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Definition: HYETAL

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Of or pertaining to rain; descriptive of the distribution of rain, or of rainy regions.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb hyetally.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(hyetally)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective hyetal.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Hyetal" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Hyetal \Hy"e*tal\, adjective. [Greek expression rain, from to rain.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: HYETAL

Domain Definition
Administration Of or relating to rain or rainy regions. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: HYETAL

Expressions Domain Definition
Hyetal coefficient Geography The ratio of the actual precipitation in a month to what would have fallen had the rainfall been uniformly distributed throughout the year. Source: European Union. (references)

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Definition: HYETAL

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Of or pertaining to rain; descriptive of the distribution of rain, or of rainy regions.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb hyetally.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(hyetally)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective hyetal.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "HYETAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Hyetal \Hy"e*tal\, adjective. [Greek expression rain, from to rain.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: HYETAL

DomainDefinition
AdministrationOf or relating to rain or rainy regions. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Expressions: HYETAL

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Hyetal coefficientGeographyThe ratio of the actual precipitation in a month to what would have fallen had the rainfall been uniformly distributed throughout the year. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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