PRECIPITATION

haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation

(noun) overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); “he soon regretted his haste”

precipitation

(noun) an unexpected acceleration or hastening; “he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise”

precipitation

(noun) the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height

precipitation, downfall

(noun) the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

precipitation

(noun) the process of forming a chemical precipitate

precipitation

(noun) the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time; “the storm brought several inches of precipitation”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

precipitation (countable and uncountable, plural precipitations)

(meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the atmosphere (e.g, rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc, in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.

A hurried headlong fall.

(countable, uncountable, chemistry) A reaction that leads to the formation of a heavier solid in a lighter liquid; the precipitate so formed at the bottom of the container.

(figuratively) Unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste.

Synonyms

• See also hydrometeor

Anagrams

• intraepitopic

Source: Wiktionary

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Pre*cip`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. praecipitatio: cf. F. précipitation.]

1. The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong. In peril of precipitation From off rock Tarpeian. Shak.

2. A falling, flowing, or rushing downward with violence and rapidity. The hurry, precipitation, and rapid motion of the water, returning . . . towards the sea. Woodward.

3. Great hurry; rash, tumultuous haste; impetuosity. "The precipitation of inexperience." Rambler.

4. (Chem.)

Definition: The act or process from a solution.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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