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precipitation definition

pre·cipi·ta·tion (prē sip′ə tā′s̸hən, pri-)

noun

  1. a precipitating or being precipitated; specif., a headlong fall or rush
  2. precipitancy; rash haste; impetuosity
  3. a bringing on suddenly; acceleration
  4. Chem.
    1. a precipitating or being precipitated from a solution
    2. a precipitate
  5. Meteorol.
    1. a depositing of rain, snow, sleet, etc.
    2. rain, snow, sleet, etc.
    3. the amount of this

Etymology: MFr précipitation < L praecipitatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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