precipitation

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Synonyms: precipitaion, precipitator, precipitating, precipitative, precipitations, precogitation, coprecipitation, praecipitatio, precipitaiton

Antonyms: precipitaion, precipitator, precipitating, precipitative, precipitations, precogitation, coprecipitation, praecipitatio, precipitaiton

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|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.
2. {{lb|en|meteorology}} The amount of water precipitated in any form.
3. A [[hurried]] [[headlong]] [[fall]].
4. {{lb|en|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.
5. {{lb|en|figuratively}} {{U|unwise}} or [[rash]] [[rapidity]]; [[sudden]] [[haste]].

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