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precipitation
Found in thesaurus: indefinite quantity, chemical change, chemical action, chemical process, weather condition, weather, atmospheric condition, drop, fall, acceleration, fastness, swiftness, speed
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precipitation
n.
haste, rush, hurry; separation of a solid from a solution (Chemistry); condensed moisture that falls from the sky (i.e. rain, snow, hail, etc.)
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Precipitation
In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapour that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, graupel and hail. Precipitation occurs when a portion of the atmosphere becomes saturated with water vapour, so that the water condenses and "precipitates". Thus, fog and mist are not precipitation but suspensions, because the water vapour does not condense sufficiently to precipitate. Two processes, possibly acting together, can lead to air becoming saturated: cooling the air or adding water vapour to the air. Precipitation forms as smaller droplets coalesce via collision with other rain drops or ice crystals within a cloud. Short, intense periods of rain in scattered locations are called "showers."
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precipitation
Noun
1. the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time; "the storm brought several inches of precipitation"
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(derivation) precipitate, come down, fall
2. the process of forming a chemical precipitate
(hypernym) chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
(derivation) precipitate
3. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
(synonym) downfall
(hypernym) weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition
(hyponym) fine spray
(part-meronym) ice crystal, snow mist, diamond dust, poudrin, ice needle, frost snow, frost mist
(derivation) precipitate, come down, fall
4. the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
(hypernym) drop, fall
(derivation) precipitate
5. an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"
(hypernym) acceleration
(derivation) precipitate
6. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
(synonym) haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness
(hypernym) speed, swiftness, fastness
(hyponym) abruptness, precipitateness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness
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précipitation
nf.
precipitation, haste, dive; hurry, lunge
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precipitation
n.
srážky; srážení
