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pre|cip|i|ta|tion
pre|cip|i|ta|tion «prih SIHP uh TAY shuhn», noun.
1. the act or condition of precipitating; throwing down or falling headlong: »

the tragic precipitation of the climbers over the side of the mountain.

2. the action of hastening or hurrying.
3. Figurative. the act or fact of bringing on suddenly: »

the precipitation of a quarrel, the precipitation of war without warning.

4. Figurative. unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste.
5. a) the process of separating a substance from a solution as a solid. b) the substance separated out from a solution as a solid; precipitate.
6. a) the act or fact of depositing moisture in the form of rain, snow, sleet, ice, or hail: »

In steppe lands and arid regions, evaporation is greater than precipitation (R. N. Elston).

 b) something that is precipitated, such as rain, dew, or snow. c) the amount that is precipitated.
7. = materialization (in spiritualism). (Cf. ↑materialize)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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