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Definition of Precipitation
- overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
- an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"
- the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
- the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
- the process of forming a chemical precipitate
- the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time; "the storm brought several inches of precipitation"
Hyponyms: abruptness, precipitateness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness, fine spray, hail, rain, rainfall, sleet, snow, snowfall, virga
Derivational Morphology: rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate, precipitate, come down, fall
Anagrams: reciprocation, contraception, concert piano, pair creation
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