1. Noun
The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong.
2. Noun
A falling, flowing, or rushing downward with violence and rapidity.
3. Noun
Great hurry; rash, tumultuous haste; impetuosity.
4. Noun
The act or process of precipitating from a solution.
5. Noun
the process of forming a chemical precipitate
Vocabulary classified under Chemistry
6. Noun
the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
7. Noun
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
Vocabulary classified under Economics
8. Noun
the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time; "the storm brought several inches of precipitation"
Vocabulary classified under Geography
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