precipitation

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noun

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
• Derivationally related forms:
precipitate
• Hypernyms:
indefinite quantity
2. the process of forming a chemical precipitate
• Derivationally related forms:
precipitate
• Hypernyms:
chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
3. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
• Syn:
downfall
• Derivationally related forms:
precipitate
• Hypernyms:
weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition
• Hyponyms:
fine spray, hail, rain, rainfall, sleet,
snow, snowfall, virga
• Part Meronyms:
ice crystal, snow mist, diamond dust, poudrin, ice needle,
frost snow, frost mist
4. the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
• Derivationally related forms:
precipitate
• Hypernyms:
drop, fall
5. an unexpected acceleration or hastening
- he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise
• Derivationally related forms:
precipitate
• Hypernyms:
acceleration
6. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
- he soon regretted his haste
• Syn:
haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness
• Derivationally related forms:
hurried (for: hurriedness), hurry (for: hurry), hasty (for: hastiness), hasty (for: haste)
• Hypernyms:
speed, swiftness, fastness
• Hyponyms:
abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, downfall