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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•cip•i•ta•tion /prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Meteorology
- falling water that has been condensed in the atmosphere, as rain, snow, or hail:a slim chance of precipitation.
- the amount of rain, snow, etc., that has fallen at a given place within a given period of time:Precipitation totaled only 1 inch per year in that desert.
- the act of precipitating;
the state of being precipitated, as of a substance from a solution.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•cip•i•ta•tion (pri sip′i tā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of precipitating;
state of being precipitated. - a casting down or falling headlong.
- a hastening or hurrying in movement, procedure, or action.
- sudden haste.
- unwise or rash rapidity.
- 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.
- Chemistry, Physicsthe precipitating of a substance from a solution.
- Latin praecipitātiōn- (stem of praecipitātiō) a falling headlong. See precipitate, -ion
- late Middle English 1425–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: precipitation /prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən/ n - rain, snow, sleet, dew, etc, formed by condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere
- the deposition of these on the earth's surface
- the production or formation of a chemical precipitate
- the act of precipitating or the state of being precipitated
- rash or undue haste
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