Precipitation

Quick meaning: Precipitation is a noun meaning (meteorology) The amount of water precipitated in any form.

Meaning

(meteorology) The amount of water precipitated in any form.

More Meanings

1. A hurried headlong fall.
2. (figuratively) Unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste.
3. (countable, uncountable, chemistry) A reaction that leads to the formation of a heavier, and often less soluble, solid in a lighter liquid; the precipitate so formed at the bottom of the container.
4. (meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper 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.

Example Sentences

[…] had acted with some precipitation and had probably started out upon a wild-goose chase.

The young man thanked me, and took his leave with some little precipitation, after declining a glass of liquor.

South Korea’s Ministry of Environment said in a news release that no major precipitation was observed after the cloud seeding operation.

This type of bio-inspired material utilizes microbial calcite precipitation to heal cracks that develop autonomously, thereby enhancing the material’s durability and reducing maintenance costs.

Word Forms

• precipitations

Synonyms for precipitation

Depending on context, synonyms include downfall.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include downfall, storm, fallout, climate, snow, rainfall.

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