Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

precipitation

/pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
pre-cip-i-ta-tion
IPA
/pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn̩/
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The amount of water precipitated in any form.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A hurried headlong fall.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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 container.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French précipitation, from Latin praecipitātiō, praecipitātiōnem. By surface analysis, precipitate + -ion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: précipitation, praecipitatio

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn̩/
  • British English: /pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn̩/

Usage

Inflected Forms

precipitations (plural)

Derived Forms

aptaprecipitation aptoprecipitation bioprecipitation coprecipitation cryoprecipitation immunoprecipitation microprecipitation nanoprecipitation nonprecipitation palaeoprecipitation paleoprecipitation photoprecipitation

Phrases

acid precipitation co-precipitation precipitation hardening precipitation reaction

Frequently Paired Words

haste rashness

Synonyms

haste hastiness hurry hurriedness downfall

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce precipitation?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn̩/.
What does precipitation mean?
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.
Where does precipitation come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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