Rain
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| - | # Condensed [[water]] falling from a [[cloud]]. | + | | style="text-align: left;" | |
| - | # Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with [[raindrop]]s. | + | "[[It was a dark and stormy night]]; the [[rain]] fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness."--''[[Paul Clifford]]'' (1830) by Edward Bulwer-Lytton |
| - | # An instance of [[particle]]s or larger pieces of [[matter]] moving or [[fall]]ing through [[air]]. | + | |
| - | #: ''A '''rain''' of mortar fire fell on our trenches.'' | + | |
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| + | [[Image:Rain Steam and Speed the Great Western Railway.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway]]'' ([[1844]]) by [[William Turner]]]] | ||
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| + | '''Rain''' is liquid [[water]] in the form of [[droplet]]s that have [[condensation|condensed]] from [[atmosphere|atmospheric]] [[water vapor]] and then [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitated]]—that is, become heavy enough to fall under [[gravity]]. Rain is a major component of the [[water cycle]] and is responsible for depositing most of the [[fresh water]] on the Earth. It provides suitable conditions for many types of [[ecosystem]], as well as water for [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric power plants]] and crop [[irrigation]]. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Golden rain]] | ||
| + | == Namesakes == | ||
| + | *''[[Paris Street; Rainy Day]]'', by [[Gustave Caillebotte]] | ||
| + | *"[[I Can't Stand the Rain]]" | ||
| + | *''[[Bridge in the Rain]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Purple Rain (album)]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great Western Railway]]'' | ||
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"It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness."--Paul Clifford (1830) by Edward Bulwer-Lytton |
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Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then precipitated—that is, become heavy enough to fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. It provides suitable conditions for many types of ecosystem, as well as water for hydroelectric power plants and crop irrigation.
See also
Namesakes
- Paris Street; Rainy Day, by Gustave Caillebotte
- "I Can't Stand the Rain"
- Bridge in the Rain
- Purple Rain (album)
- Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great Western Railway
