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raindroplet

raindroplet noun: a single droplet of rainwater.

Noun

raindroplet (plural raindroplets)

  1. A single droplet of rainwater.
    • The ground rose very slightly. She pressed on and then she ran straight into them. Not one, not two, not ten, but dozens of wood anemones, their green leaves perfect, their white and purple flowers half open and bespattered with shining raindroplets.1980, William Horwood, “Siabod”, in Duncton Wood, New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill Book Company, →ISBN, page 439
    • Her hair was webbed by thousands of tiny raindroplets, which sparkled dully in the electric light.2000, Blánaid McKinney, “The Gold of Tolosa”, in Big Mouth, London: Phoenix House, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, →ISBN, page 18

Forms of raindroplet

pluralraindroplets

Origin of raindroplet

Blend of raindrop + droplet (in view of the fact that raindrop is attested since Old English). By surface analysis, raindrop + -let or rain + droplet.

Questions about raindroplet

What does raindroplet mean?
Raindroplet means a single droplet of rainwater.
What part of speech is raindroplet?
Raindroplet is a noun.
What is the plural of raindroplet?
The plural of raindroplet is raindroplets.

Words near raindroplet in the dictionary

  1. raindrop
  2. raindrop cake
  3. raindrop cakes
  4. raindrop technique
  5. raindrop therapy
  6. raindroplet
  7. raindroplets
  8. raindroppy
  9. raindrops
  10. raine
  11. Raine syndrome

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