precipitation

/pri,sipi'teiʃn/
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precipitation

A child watches the precipitation fall outside the window.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The process of a substance separating from a solution as a solid: In chemistry, precipitation is the formation of a solid from a liquid solution.
    • Any form of water that falls to the earth's surface: In meteorology, precipitation refers to rain, snow, sleet, hail, or mist.
    • The fact or quality of acting suddenly or rashly; haste: A formal or literary term for overly quick action, often with a sense of impulsiveness or lack of consideration.
    • The act of throwing someone or something down from a height: An archaic or formal meaning referring to a forceful fall or casting down.
Examples of Usage
  • Chemistry:
    • The precipitation of the salt occurred when the solution cooled.
  • Meteorology:
    • The weather forecast predicts heavy precipitation tomorrow.
    • Annual precipitation is low in desert regions.
  • Haste/Rashness:
    • He later regretted the precipitation with which he had resigned.
  • Act of Casting Down (Archaic):
    • The myth describes the precipitation of the Titans from Mount Olympus.
Advanced Usage
  • "Precipitation of events": A formal phrase describing a sudden, rapid succession of occurrences.
    • The scandal led to a rapid precipitation of events, culminating in the CEO's resignation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Precipitate (verb): To cause (a substance) to be deposited in solid form from a solution; to cause (an event or situation) to happen suddenly or unexpectedly.
    • Adding the acid will precipitate the compound.
    • His remarks precipitated a political crisis.
  • Precipitate (adjective): Done with excessive haste and without due deliberation.
    • It was a precipitate decision.
  • Precipitous (adjective): Extremely steep; or (often confused with 'precipitate') dangerously high or rapid.
    • A precipitous cliff.
    • A precipitous decline in sales.
Synonyms
  • Chemistry: Sedimentation, deposition.
  • Meteorology: Rainfall, snowfall, hydrometeor (technical term).
  • Haste: Hastiness, rashness, impulsiveness, impetuosity.
Related Phrases
  • Acid precipitation: A technical term for rain or other forms of precipitation that is unusually acidic, such as acid rain.
    • Acid precipitation can damage forests and aquatic ecosystems.
precipitation

A child watches the precipitation fall outside the window.

Noun
  1. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
    • he soon regretted his haste
  2. an unexpected acceleration or hastening
    • he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise
  3. the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
  4. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
  5. the process of forming a chemical precipitate
  6. the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
    • the storm brought several inches of precipitation

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