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Definition of Precipitation
1. Noun. The quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time. "The storm brought several inches of precipitation"
2. Noun. The process of forming a chemical precipitate.
3. Noun. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist).
Specialized synonyms: Fine Spray, Hail, Rain, Rainfall, Sleet, Snow, Snowfall, Virga
Terms within: Diamond Dust, Frost Mist, Frost Snow, Ice Crystal, Ice Needle, Poudrin, Snow Mist
Generic synonyms: Atmospheric Condition, Conditions, Weather, Weather Condition
Derivative terms: Precipitate
4. Noun. The act of casting down or falling headlong from a height.
5. Noun. An unexpected acceleration or hastening. "He is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"
6. Noun. Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness). "He soon regretted his haste"
Generic synonyms: Fastness, Speed, Swiftness
Specialized synonyms: Abruptness, Precipitance, Precipitancy, Precipitateness, Precipitousness, Suddenness
Derivative terms: Hasty, Hasty, Hasty, Hurried, Hurry
Definition of Precipitation
1. n. The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong.
2. n. A deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow; also, the quantity of water deposited.
Definition of Precipitation
1. Noun. (meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground. ¹
2. Noun. A hurried headlong fall. ¹
3. Noun. (countable chemistry) A reaction that leads to the formation of a heavier solid in a lighter liquid; the precipitate so formed at the bottom of the container. ¹
4. Noun. (figuratively) Unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Precipitation
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