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Rainfed vs Rainfall - What's the difference?

rainfed | rainfall |

As an adjective rainfed

is supplied with water by rain (only.

As a noun rainfall is

the amount of rain that falls on a single occasion.

rainfed

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of land etc) Supplied with water by rain (only)
  • rainfall

    English

    Noun

  • (meteorology) the amount of rain that falls on a single occasion
  • Derived terms

    * effective rainfall * excess rainfall * excessive rainfall * initial rainfall * inversion of rainfall * orographic rainfall * point rainfall * rainfall component * rainfall distribution * rainfall duration * rainfall effectiveness * rainfall excess * rainfall frequency * rainfall intensity * rainfall intensity area curve * rainfall intensity-duration curve * rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curve * rainfall intensity frequency * rainfall intensity pattern * rainfall intensity return period * rainfall inversion * rainfall loss * rainfall rate * rainfall regime * rainfall station * rate-of-rainfall gauge * residual rainfall *