The weather forecast calls for some sort of frozen precipitation tomorrow–either snow or sleet.
a 50 percent chance of precipitation
Minerals are separated from the seawater by precipitation.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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… … Useful english dictionary
cry|o|pre|cip|i|ta|tion — «KRY oh prih SIHP uh TAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of precipitating a substance by chilling or freezing. 2. the preparation of a concentrate of antihemophilic globulin by this process: »Cryoprecipitation…enables the anti hemophilic… … Useful english dictionary
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
cip — ac·cip·i·ter; ac·cip·i·tral; ac·cip·i·tres; ac·cip·i·trid; an·cip·i·tal; ba·lae·ni·cip·i·tes; bi·cip·i·tal; brevi·cip·i·tid; cal·cip·e·tal; cip·pus; con·cip·i·ent; cor·ti·cip·e·tal; dis·cip·u·lar; ex·cip·u·la·ce·ae; ex·cip·u·li·form;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
precipitation — pre·cip·i·ta·tion … English syllables
precipitation — pre|cip|i|ta|tion [prıˌsıpıˈteıʃən] n 1.) [U] technical rain, snow etc that falls on the ground, or the amount of rain, snow etc that falls 2.) [U and C] technical a chemical process in which a solid substance is separated from a liquid 3.) [U]… … Dictionary of contemporary English
precipitation — pre|cip|i|ta|tion [ prı,sıpı teıʃn ] noun uncount 1. ) TECHNICAL rain, snow, HAIL, etc. 2. ) SCIENCE the process by which a solid substance separates or is separated from a liquid it is in 3. ) FORMAL a way of behaving in which someone does… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
precipitation — pre•cip•i•ta•tion [[t]prɪˌsɪp ɪˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) mer a) falling products of condensation in the atmosphere, as rain, snow, or hail b) the amount of rain, snow, hail, or the like that has fallen at a given place within a given period, usu.… … From formal English to slang
ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… … English syllables
