precipitation
/pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn̩/
Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere. It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground; The amount of water precipitated in any form
- мн. число
- precipitations
Значения
- 1
Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground
- 2
The amount of water precipitated in any form
- 3
A hurried headlong fallредкое
- 4
A reaction that leads to the formation of a heavier, and often less soluble, solid in a lighter liquid; the precipitate so formed at the bottom of the containerредкое
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Unwise or rash rapidity; sudden hasteредкое