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Webster 1913 Edition
Precipitation
Pre-cipˊi-ta′tion
,Noun.
[L.
praecipitatio
: cf. F. précipitation
.] 1.
The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong.
In peril of
From off rock Tarpeian.
precipitation
From off rock Tarpeian.
Shakespeare
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.
“The precipitation of inexperience.” Rambler.
4.
(Chem.)
The act or process of precipitating from a solution.
Webster 1828 Edition
Precipitation
PRECIPITA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of throwing headlong.2.
A falling, flowing or rushing down with violence and rapidity. The hurry, precipitation and rapid motion of the water.
3.
Great hurry; rash, tumultuous haste; rapid movement. The precipitation of inexperience is often restrained by shame.
4.
The act or operation of throwing to the bottom of a vessel any substance held in solution by its menstruum. Precipitation is often effected by a double elective attraction.Definition 2024
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See also: precipitation
French
Alternative forms
- præcipitation (obsolete)
Noun
précipitation f (plural précipitations)
- precipitation, unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste.
- (countable, chemistry) precipitation, a reaction that leads to the formation of a heavier solid in a lighter liquid; the precipitate so formed at the bottom of the container.
- (Weather) precipitation, any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the 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.