raindrop
pronunciation
How to pronounce raindrop in British English:
UK [ˈreɪndrɒp]
How to pronounce raindrop in American English:
US [ˈreɪndrɑp]
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- Noun:
- a drop of rain
Word Origin
- raindrop (n.)
- Old English rendropa; see rain (n.) + drop (n.).
Example
- 1. Raindance calls their system the " raindrop " due to its ability to digitize biological molecules and disease markers .
- 2. Down their carved names the raindrop plows .
- 3. Having researched modern forensic techniques and poisons for her crime novels , ashford immediately realised the symptoms could be ascribed to arsenic poisoning , which can cause " raindrop " pigmentation , where patches of skin go brown or black , and other areas go white .
- 4. A single raindrop can weigh 50 times as much as a mosquito .
- 5. Two reflections inside a raindrop are required for a secondary bow to be visible .