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precipitation
[ pri-sip-i-tey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of precipitating; state of being precipitated.
- a casting down or falling headlong.
- a hastening or hurrying in movement, procedure, or action.
- sudden haste.
- unwise or rash rapidity.
- 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.
- Chemistry, Physics. the precipitating of a substance from a solution.
precipitation
/ 辫谤瑟藢蝉瑟辫瑟藞迟别瑟蕛蓹苍 /
noun
- meteorol
- rain, snow, sleet, dew, etc, formed by condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere
- the deposition of these on the earth's surface
- the amount precipitated
- the production or formation of a chemical precipitate
- the act of precipitating or the state of being precipitated
- rash or undue haste
- spiritualism the appearance of a spirit in bodily form; materialization
precipitation
- A form of water, such as rain, snow, or sleet, that condenses from the atmosphere, becomes too heavy to remain suspended, and falls to the Earth's surface. Different atmospheric conditions are responsible for the different forms of precipitation.
- The process by which a substance is separated out of a solution as a solid. Precipitation occurs either by the action of gravity or through a chemical reaction that forms an insoluble compound out of two or more soluble compounds.
precipitation
- In meteorology , the fall of water, ice, or snow deposited on the surface of the Earth from the atmosphere . In chemistry , a chemical reaction in a solution in which a solid material is formed and subsequently falls, as a precipitate , to the bottom of the container.
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 苍辞苍顎卲谤别路肠颈辫顎卛路迟补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
- 蝉别濒蹿顎-辫谤别路肠颈辫顎卛路迟补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of precipitation1
First recorded in 1425鈥75; late Middle English, from Latin 辫谤补别肠颈辫颈迟腻迟颈艒苍-, stem of 辫谤补别肠颈辫颈迟腻迟颈艒 鈥渁 casting down headlong,鈥 equivalent to 辫谤补别肠颈辫颈迟腻迟(耻蝉) 鈥渃ast down headlong鈥 (past participle of 辫谤补别肠颈辫颈迟腻谤别 precipitate ) + -颈艒 -ion
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鈥淐hanging precipitation patterns are leading to more rain, less snow and a limited ability to capture and move water,鈥 Carroll said.
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Scattered showers that hit on Thursday could be the last bout of precipitation the region sees for a while.
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This year鈥檚 storms have brought ample rains at lower elevations, and statewide precipitation since Oct.
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The heaviest precipitation is expected around 10 or 11 p.m.
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Forecasters are predicting a significant stretch of below-average temperatures with a chance for precipitation.
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