rainsplash

Wet surface percussion

Rainsplash is the impact of raindrops hitting a surface, or the droplets and soil particles scattered by that impact.

In geology and agriculture, rainsplash describes erosion caused when falling rain dislodges loose soil: Rainsplash moved sediment downslope over centuries.

The word also names the sound or visual pattern of rain striking puddles, windows, or pavement.

sensory

patter

Quick rehearsed speech

ripples · splatter · rhythm · petrichor · awning · umbrella · windshield · leaves · cobblestones · monsoon

erosion

soil

Ground matter for planting

particles · hillslope · crust · compaction · aggregate · displacement · crater · impact · geomorphology · transport

photography

freeze-frame

Halted motion picture image

crown · collision · timing · shutter · flash · refraction · reflection · burst · backlight · studio

Opposites
water behavior at surface

rainsplashabsorption

Process of taking in

infiltration · percolation · soaking · seepage · permeation

erosion mechanism

rainsplashdeposition

Formal testimony under oath

sedimentation · accretion · ground cover · mulching · compaction

Family

rain, splash, rains, rained, raining, rainy, rainiest, rainfall, raindrop

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G