Pleuvioter

Pleuvioter is a neologism in meteorology that denotes either a person who specializes in rainfall measurement or a device designed to record precipitation data. The term blends Latin pluvia "rain" with the agentive suffix -oter, but it is not widely standardized and appears mainly in speculative or hobbyist contexts.

As a device, a pleuvioter collects data on rainfall amount, intensity, and duration. It can be a standalone instrument or part of a sensor network, using tipping-bucket, optical, or capacitive sensing methods and timestamped events to produce rainfall records.

As a profession, a pleuvioter might be a meteorologist, hydrologist, or field technician responsible for installing and maintaining rain gauges, calibrating sensors, ensuring data quality, and integrating rainfall data into forecasts or hydrological models.

Relation to standard terminology: The established term is pluviometer (or rain gauge). Pleuvioter remains a neologism and is not widely adopted in official meteorology, though it may appear in regional guides, amateur networks, or speculative writing.

See also pluviometer, rain gauge, rainfall measurement.