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Summary
rain is a type of meteorological phenomenon[1]. rain draws 8,909 Wikipedia views per month (type of meteorological phenomenon category, ranking #4 of 22).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: hydrological precipitation process[3]
- Has use: hydroelectricity[4], agriculture[5], water supply[6], construction[7], laundry[8]
- Commons category: Rain[9]
- Unicode character: ⛆[10], 🌧[11], 🌦[12]
- Has part(s): drop[13], raindrop[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rain[15]
- Commons gallery: Rain[16]
- Facet of: weather[17]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[18], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[19], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[20], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[23], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[24], Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[27], The New Student's Reference Work[28], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[29], Otto's encyclopedia[30]
- Has effect: flood[31], rainwater[32]
- Different from: Rain[33]
- Studied by: ombrology[34]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001564[35]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[36], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[37]
Body
Influence
Things named for rain include Águas de Março[38], a musical work/composition[39]; Rain Queen[40], a position[41]; Botswana pula[42], a currency[43], in Botswana[44]; Mare Imbrium[45], a lunar mare[46]; Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System[47], a network[48], in Japan[49]; Pluviôse[50], a calendar month[51], in France[52]; and Queen of Rain[53], a musical work/composition[54].
Why It Matters
rain has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] rain is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for rain include Águas de Março[38], a musical work/composition[39]; Rain Queen[40], a position[41]; Botswana pula[42], a currency[43], in Botswana[44]; Mare Imbrium[45], a lunar mare[46]; Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System[47], a network[48], in Japan[49]; and Pluviôse[50], a calendar month[51], in France[52].