precipitation
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ɪˈteɪ noun
1.
the act of precipitating; state of being precipitated.
2.
a casting down or falling headlong.
3.
a hastening or hurrying in movement, procedure, or action.
4.
sudden haste.
5.
unwise or rash rapidity.
6.
Meteorology.
a.
falling products of condensation in the atmosphere, as rain, snow, or hail.
b.
the amount of rain, snow, hail, etc., that has fallen at a given place within a given period, usually expressed in inches or centimeters of water.
7.
Chemistry, Physics. the precipitating of a substance from a solution.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin praecipitātiōn- (stem of praecipitātiō) a falling headlong. See precipitate, -ion
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin praecipitātiōn- (stem of praecipitātiō) a falling headlong. See precipitate, -ion
Related forms
non·pre·cip·i·ta·tion, noun
self-pre·cip·i·ta·tion, noun
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| —n | |
| 1. | meteorol |
| a. rain, snow, sleet, dew, etc, formed by condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere | |
| b. the deposition of these on the earth's surface | |
| c. the amount precipitated | |
| 2. | the production or formation of a chemical precipitate |
| 3. | the act of precipitating or the state of being precipitated |
| 4. | rash or undue haste |
| 5. | spiritualism the appearance of a spirit in bodily form; materialization |
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Word Origin & History
precipitation
c.1500, "sudden haste," from M.Fr. precipitation (15c.), from L. praecipitationem (nom. praecipitatio) "act or fact of falling headlong, haste," from praecipitare "fall, be hasty," from praeceps "steep" (see precipice). Meaning "act of falling from a height" is attested
from 1610s. Meteorological sense of "rain, snow, dew, etc." is from 1670s.
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Medical Dictionary
precipitation pre·cip·i·ta·tion (prĭ-sĭp'ĭ-tā'shən)
n.
The process of separating a substance from a solution as a solid.
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Science Dictionary
precipitation (prĭ-sĭp'ĭ-tā'shən) Pronunciation Key
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Cultural Dictionary
precipitation definition
In meteorology, the fall of water, ice, or snow deposited on the surface of the Earth from the atmosphere. In chemistry, a chemical reaction in a solution in which a solid material is formed and subsequently falls, as a precipitate, to the bottom of the container.
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Example sentences
As falling precipitation evaporates it moistens the dry air from the top down.
Along the way it cools, its freight of moisture condensing into clouds and falling as precipitation.
Another effect involves changes in precipitation, such as rain and snow.
When the vapor condenses into rain or freezes to make snow, the precipitation is acid, which can fall into lakes.
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