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precipitation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | haste, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry |
| Type of | swiftness, speed, fastness |
| Has types | suddenness, precipitousness, precipitancy, precipitance, abruptness, precipitateness |
precipitation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | downfall |
| Type of | weather condition, atmospheric condition, conditions, weather |
| Has types | rainfall, sleet, snow, virga, snowfall, hail, fine spray, rain |
| Derivation | precipitate |
precipitation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | acceleration |
| Derivation | precipitate |
he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise.
precipitation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | chemical change, chemical action, chemical process |
| Derivation | precipitate |
precipitation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | indefinite quantity |
| Derivation | precipitate |
the storm brought several inches of precipitation.
Examples of precipitation
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Precipitation fell as rain instead of snow, freezing on contact with the ground.
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The summer storm pattern brought significant precipitation to the Upper Midwest.
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In some locations, precipitation is 400 percent of normal for this time of year.
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Precipitation will wind down in the Northeast, but windy conditions will remain.
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Dust particles play a crucial role in the formation of clouds and precipitation.
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Soil moisture can recover quickly once precipitation returns to normal, he said.
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Precipitation may move into the Middle Mississippi Valley as the day progresses.
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Even slight changes in precipitation can have significant impacts on the region.
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New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
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- The quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time; "the storm brought several inches of precipitation"
- The process of forming a chemical precipitate
- The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
- The act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
- An unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"
- Haste: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
- Precipitation is the formation of a solid in a solution or inside another solid during a chemical reaction or by diffusion in a solid. When the reaction occurs in a liquid, the solid formed is called the precipitate, or when compacted by a centrifuge, a pellet. ...
- Precipitation was an influential British bred Thoroughbred stallion who is found in the pedigrees of many racehorses and sport horses today. He alone is responsible for maintaining the Matchem sireline, through Sheshoon, except for the American Fair Play branch.
- In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena) is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that is pulled down by gravity and deposited on the Earth's surface. ...
