Precipitation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Precipitation	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Precipitation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
precipitation n 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) Synonym(s): precipitation, downfall 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" overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" Synonym(s): haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Precipitation \Precip`ita"tion\, n. (Meteor.) A deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow; also, the quantity of water deposited. Note: Deposits of dew, fog, and frost are not regarded by the United States Weather Bureau as precipitation. Sleet and snow are melted, and the record of precipitation shows the depth of the horizontal layers of water in hundredths of an inch or in millimeters.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Precipitation \Precip`ita"tion\, n. [L. praecipitatio: cf. F. pr[82]cipitation.] 1. The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong. In peril of precipitation From off rock Tarpeian. --Shak. 2. A falling, flowing, or rushing downward with violence and rapidity. The hurry, precipitation, and rapid motion of the water, returning . . . towards the sea. --Woodward. 3. Great hurry; rash, tumultuous haste; impetuosity. [bd]The precipitation of inexperience.[b8] --Rambler. 4. (Chem.) The act or process of precipitating from a solution.