infall darun-oft Fr.: chute vers le centre The fall of matter toward the center of a region of gravitational influence. Darun-oft, from darun- "in, into; within" (Mid.Pers. andarôn "inside," from andar, → inter-, + rôn "side, direction;" Av. ravan- "(course of a) river") + oft, → fall. |
rainfall bâreš (#) Fr.: précipitation The total liquid product of precipitation or condensation from the atmosphere, as received and measured in a rain gauge. Bâreš verbal noun of bâridan "to rain," bâridan "to rain;" Mid.Pers. vârân "rain," vâritan "to rain;" Av. vār- "rain; to rain;" cf. Skt. vār- "rain, water; to rain;" L. urinari "to plunge under water, to dive;" Gk. ourein "to urinate;" PIE base *uer- "water, rain, river." |