Definitions for precipitation

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precipitation pre·cip·i·ta·tion

Spelling: [pri-sip-i-tey-shuh n]

IPA: /prɪˌsɪp ɪˈteɪ ʃən/

Precipitation is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 19 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 1137 anagrams from letters in precipitation (aceiiinopprtt).

Definitions for precipitation

noun

1. the act of precipitating; state of being precipitated.
2. a casting down or falling headlong.
3. a hastening or hurrying in movement, procedure, or action.
4. sudden haste.
5. unwise or rash rapidity.
6. Meteorology. falling products of condensation in the atmosphere, as rain, snow, or hail. the amount of rain, snow, hail, etc., that has fallen at a given place within a given period, usually expressed in inches or centimeters of water.
7. Chemistry, Physics. the precipitating of a substance from a solution.

Origin of precipitation

1425-75; late Middle English Latin praecipitātiōn- (stem of praecipitātiō) a falling headlong. See precipitate, -ion

Examples for precipitation

Most of the chromates are insoluble and can therefore be prepared by precipitation.

Here the first step is absorption and expansion, not precipitation.

This was done in lime-water, without any precipitation of lime.

But Hermann arose with precipitation to carry the news to his wife.

But this precipitation of the images is not at all mysterious.

So saying, Funkelstein turned, and walked away with some precipitation.

On distilling off the acetone, a precipitation is determined.

She marshaled her reasons with precipitation, as if to make it impossible to discuss them.

They are quite accustomed there to dealing with the precipitation of sludge.

The insoluble compounds of zinc can be prepared by precipitation.