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precipitation definition
pre·cipi·ta·tion (prē sip′ə tā′s̸hən, pri-)
noun
- a precipitating or being precipitated; specif., a headlong fall or rush
- precipitancy; rash haste; impetuosity
- a bringing on suddenly; acceleration
- Chem.
- a precipitating or being precipitated from a solution
- a precipitate
- Meteorol.
- a depositing of rain, snow, sleet, etc.
- rain, snow, sleet, etc.
- the amount of this
Etymology: MFr précipitation < L praecipitatio
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