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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"
Similar Words: haste,
hastiness,
hurry,
hurriedness,
downfall
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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