Precipitation

Definitions

1. 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.
   countable, uncountable
2. The amount of water precipitated in any form.
   countable, uncountable
3. A hurried headlong fall.
   countable, uncountable
4. 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.
   countable, uncountable
5. Unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

38 more languages

العربيةالهطول، السقوطترسبتساقطعجلةهُطُول+ 2 more

Azərbaycan diliyağıntı

Българскивалеж

Bosanskioborinepadalinepadavineоборинепадалине+ 2 more

Catalàprecipitació

Češtinasráženísrážkasrážky

Cymraegdyddodiad

Dansknedbør

Ελληνικάυετός

فارسیبارندگی

Suomikiiresadantasadesademääräsaostuminensaostus+ 3 more

Gaeilgecomhdhlúthú

Galegoprecipitación

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻikimu

עבריתמשקעים

हिन्दीअवक्षेपण

Hrvatskioborinepadalinepadavineоборинепадалине+ 2 more

Magyarcsapadék

Íslenskaflýtirúrkoma

Italianoprecipitazione

日本語沈殿沈降降水降水量+ 1 more

ქართულინალექი

한국어강수강수량

Kurdîsade

Latinapraecipitatioproperantia

Македонскиврнежи

Монголтунадас

Nederlandsneerslag

Polskigwałtownośćopadopad atmosferyczny

Portuguêsprecipitação

Românăprecipitație

Русскийосадки

Српскиoborinepadalinepadavineоборинепадалине+ 2 more

Svenskafällningnederbörd

ไทยหยาดน้ำฟ้า

Tagalogkadanligan

Türkçeaceleyağış

Tiếng Việtgiáng thuỷ

Examples

“South Korea’s Ministry of Environment said in a news release⟳ that no major precipitation was observed after the cloud seeding operation.”

“Some rain⟳ was expected to fall⟳ in Pennsylvania and South Jersey on Thursday, but no precipitation made it to the rest⟳ of New Jersey, New York City and most of New England -- all regions in desperate need⟳ of moisture following an extremely dry fall⟳.”

“This type⟳ of bio-inspired material utilizes microbial calcite precipitation to heal cracks that develop⟳ autonomously, thereby enhancing the material’s durability and reducing maintenance costs.”

“Immediately on returning home, highly satisfied with the result⟳ of his visit⟳ to Mrs. Belmour, Melliphant found on his table a letter from Sir Howard, over which he cast⟳ his eyes with precipitation.”

“The young man thanked me, and took his leave⟳ with some little precipitation, after declining a glass of liquor.”

“[…] had acted with some precipitation and had probably started out upon a wild-goose chase⟳.”

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