Noun Definition

precipitation

1.Definition: an unexpected acceleration or hastening

"He is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"

Category: General

2.Definition: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

Related Noun(s):haste, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry

Category: General

3.Definition: the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height

Category: General

4.Definition: the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

Related Noun(s):downfall

Category: General

5.Definition: the process of forming a chemical precipitate

Category: General

6.Definition: the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time

"The storm brought several inches of precipitation"

Category: General