| NOUN | quantity | precipitation | the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time |
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| process | precipitation | the process of forming a chemical precipitate | |
| phenomenon | precipitation, downfall | the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) | |
| event | precipitation | the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height | |
| attribute | precipitation | an unexpected acceleration or hastening | |
| attribute | precipitation, haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness | overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) |
| Sounds | prihsih.pihtey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time. | |
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| Example | "the storm brought several inches of precipitation" | |
| Broader | indefinite quantity | An estimated quantity |
| Verbs | precipitate | fall from clouds |
| Meaning | The process of forming a chemical precipitate. | |
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| Broader | chemical process, chemical change, chemical action | (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved |
| Spanish | precipitación | |
| Catalan | precipitació | |
| Verbs | precipitate | separate as a fine suspension of solid particles |
| Meaning | The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist). | |
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| Synonym | downfall | |
| Parts | ice crystal, snow mist, diamond dust, poudrin, ice needle, frost snow, frost mist | small crystals of ice |
| Narrower | fine spray | precipitation in very small drops |
| hail | precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents | |
| rain, rainfall | water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere | |
| sleet | partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow) | |
| snow, snowfall | precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals | |
| virga | light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity) | |
| Broader | weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition | The atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation |
| Spanish | precipitación | |
| Catalan | precipitació | |
| Verbs | precipitate | fall from clouds |
| Meaning | The act of casting down or falling headlong from a height. | |
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| Broader | drop, fall | A free and rapid descent by the force of gravity |
| Verbs | precipitate | hurl or throw violently |
| precipitate | fall vertically, sharply, or headlong | |
| Meaning | An unexpected acceleration or hastening. | |
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| Example | "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise" | |
| Broader | acceleration | An increase / increase / increase in rate of change |
| Spanish | precipitación | |
| Verbs | precipitate | hurl or throw violently |
| precipitate | bring about abruptly | |
| Meaning | overly eager speed (and possible carelessness). | |
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| Synonyms | haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness | |
| Narrower | abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness | The quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning |
| Broader | speed, swiftness, fastness | A rate (usually rapid) at which something happens |
| Spanish | apresuración, apresuramiento, prisa, sopetón | |
| Catalan | pressa | |
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