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Meaning of precipitation

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  precipitation
      n 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"
      2: the process of forming a chemical precipitate
      3: the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or
         hail or sleet or mist) [syn: {precipitation}, {downfall}]
      4: the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
      5: an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible
         for the precipitation of his own demise"
      6: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon
         regretted his haste" [syn: {haste}, {hastiness}, {hurry},
         {hurriedness}, {precipitation}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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