rain-initiated process
nounUK /reɪn ɪˈnɪʃieɪtɪd ˈprəʊsɛs/
US /reɪn ɪˈnɪʃieɪtɪd ˈprɑsɛs/
A rain-initiated process is something that starts when rain begins to fall.
The puddles forming on the playground were a rain-initiated process.
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2. In geology, the wearing away of rock or soil that begins when rainwater flows over it.
The gully in the hillside was shaped by a rain-initiated process.
3. In ecology, plant growth or seed sprouting that starts after a rain shower.
The desert flowers bloom through a rain-initiated process.
4. In chemistry, a reaction in the air or on the ground that rain sets off.
The rusting of the old gate was a slow rain-initiated process.