A kind of instrument to measure rainfall; a pluviometer.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Nature: a weekly journal of science. From French pluvioscope from classical Latin pluvia rain + French -o- + -scope.
Definition of pluvioscope in US English:
pluvioscope
nounˈpluːvɪəskəʊp
rare
A kind of instrument to measure rainfall; a pluviometer.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Nature: a weekly journal of science. From French pluvioscope from classical Latin pluvia rain + French -o- + -scope.