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1. (n.) precipitation
falling products of condensation in the atmosphere, as rain, snow, or hail.
2. precipitation
the amount of rain, snow, hail, or the like that has fallen at a given place within a given period, usu. expressed in inches or centimeters of water.
3. precipitation
the act of precipitating; state of being precipitated.
4. precipitation
the precipitating of a substance from a solution.
5. precipitation
rash haste.
Etymology: (1425–75; < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) precipitation
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) precipitation
the process of forming a chemical precipitate
3. (noun) precipitation, downfall
the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
4. (noun) precipitation
the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
5. (noun) precipitation
an unexpected acceleration or hastening
"he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"
6. (noun) haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
"he soon regretted his haste"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) precipitation
the act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong
2. (noun) precipitation
a falling, flowing, or rushing downward with violence and rapidity
3. (noun) precipitation
great hurry; rash, tumultuous haste; impetuosity
4. (noun) precipitation
the act or process of precipitating from a solution
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Sense: the amount of rain or snow that falls on the ground.
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 Afrikaans: reënval |
 Arabic: كَمِّيَّة الأمطار السّاقِ |
 Bulgarian: количество на) валеж |
 Brazilian: precipitação |
 Czech: srážky |
 German: der Niederschlag |
 Danish: nedbør |
 Greek: πτώση (βροχής ή χιονιού) |
 Spanish: precipitación |
 Estonian: sademetehulk |
 Farsi: ریزش |
 Finnish: sademäärä |
 Hebrew: מִשקָעִים |
 Hindi: पातन, हड़बडी़, उतावली |
 Croatian: količina padalina |
 Hungarian: csapadék |
 Indonesian: hujan |
 Italian: precipitazione |
 Korean: 강수량 |
 Lithuanian: kritulių kiekis |
 Latvian: nokrišņi |
 Malay: mendakan |
 Norwegian: nedbør |
 Polish: opad atmosferyczny |
 Persian: ریزش |
 Pashto: اورينه، ښويدنه |
 Russian: осадки |
 Slovak: zrážka, zrážky |
 Slovenian: padavina |
 Serbian: sloj |
 Swedish: nederbörd |
 Thai: ฝน หิมะหรือลูกเห็บที่ตกลง |
 Turkish: yağış, yağış miktarı |
 Taiwanese: 降雨(雪)量 |
 Ukrainian: опади; випадання опадів |
 Urdu: بارش |
 Vietnamese: mưa; tuyết |
 Chinese: 降雨等的量 |
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