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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

precipitation Synonyms

precipitation

n.

  1. Carelessness

    rashness, presumption, impetuosity; see carelessness, rudeness.

  2. Condensation

    rainfall, rain, shower, drizzle, cloudburst, downpour, snow, sleet, hail, hailstorm; see also storm 1.

precipitation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • carbonate: In the last I continued studies, begun on Aldabra, of microbially mediated precipitation of carbonates in stromatolites.
  • mm: In September, there were 22 days with a total precipitation of 102.1 mm.
  • mineral: The zoning reflects processes that took place during the precipitation of minerals from the mineralising fluid.
  • salt: If supersaturation occurs the precipitation of dangerously unstable diazonium salts can occur at ant time, on a plant scale.

Adjective modifier

  • convective: The flooding event at Boscastle in August 2004 highlights the damage that can be caused by heavy convective precipitation in the UK.
  • annual: The average annual precipitation is more than 1200 mm.
  • heavy: Visibility fell from 20 km overnight to 1800 m in the heavier precipitation.
  • average: The average annual precipitation is more than 1200 mm.
  • increased: There is little evidence for increased precipitation on a global scale.
  • acid: Thus any precipitation that has a pH value of less than 5.6 is considered to be acid precipitation.

Modifies a noun

  • hardening: This is known as precipitation hardening, or age hardening.
  • intensity: At the same time, greater precipitation intensity is leading to widespread global flood damage.
  • reaction: Give examples of precipitation reactions, which are important controls on mobility of chemical species in the environment.
  • forecast: The resorts around Quebec are not looking quite so lucky as they do not have the precipitation forecast.

Noun used with modifier

  • cusp: The results of this analysis are placed in the context of the large scale cusp precipitation.
  • ethanol: After ethanol precipitation, the dried DNA pellet is resuspended.. .
  • electron: The UT maximum of the integrated column brightness does not necessarily correspond to the maximum in electron precipitation.
  • particle: Previously, there were only two choices of convection patterns and particle precipitation inputs, with a limited number of standard configurations.
  • ice: A deposit of ice precipitation was seen on the summit of Snowdon early on the 9th during showers.
  • winter: Much of the winter precipitation is snow, which can lie for up to 100 days in the Carpathians.