1. The quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
   "the storm brought several inches of precipitation" 
2. The process of forming a chemical precipitate 
3. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
   - downfall 
4. The act of casting down or falling headlong from a height 
5. An unexpected acceleration or hastening
   "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise" 
6. Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
   - haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness

Derived forms: precipitations

See also: precipitate

Type of: acceleration, atmospheric condition, chemical action, chemical change, chemical process, conditions, drop, fall, fastness, indefinite quantity, speed, swiftness, weather, weather condition

Encyclopedia: Precipitation

• Callitris calcarata
• Callitris cupressiformis
• Callitris endlicheri
• Callitris glauca
• Callitris glaucophylla
• Callitris parlatorei
• Callitris quadrivalvis
• Callophis
• Callorhinus
• Callorhinus ursinus
• callosectomy
• callosity
• callosotomy
• callous
• calloused
• callously
• callousness
• callow
• callowness
• callsign
• Calluna
• Calluna vulgaris
• callus
• calm
• calm air