Precipitation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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.
    • falling products of condensation in the atmosphere, as rain, snow, or hail.
    • 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. the precipitating of a substance from a solution.
noun
  1. meteorol
    • rain, snow, sleet, dew, etc, formed by condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere
    • the deposition of these on the earth's surface
    • 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. the appearance of a spirit in bodily form; materialization
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