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Look up: Precipitation


  1. precipitation
    Type: Term Pronunciation: prē-sip′i-tā′shŭn Definitions: 1. The process of formation of a solid previously held in solution or suspension in a liquid. 2. The phenomenon of clumping of proteins in serum produced by the addition of a specific precipitin.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=71724

  2. Precipitation
    Removal of hazardous solids from liquid waste to permit safe disposal; removal of particles from airborne emissions as in rain (e.g. acid precipitation).
    Found op http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/

  3. precipitation
    Any or all forms of liquid or solid water particles that fall from the atmosphere and reach the Earth's surface. It includes drizzle, rain, snow, snow pellets, snow grains, ice crystals, ice pellets, and hail. The ratio of precipitation to evaporation is the most important factor in the distribution...
    Found op http://cdiac.ornl.gov/glossary.html

  4. Precipitation
    A reaction between antibody and soluble antigen resulting in a visible mass of antibody-antigen complexes.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  5. Precipitation
    Moisture that is released from the atmosphere as rain, drizzle, hail, sleet or snow, as well as dew and fog.
    Found op http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weatherwise/glossary/p.shtml

  6. precipitation
    [n] - the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time 2. [n] - the process of forming a chemical precipitate 3. [n] - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) 4. [n] - the act of casting down or ...
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=precipitation

  7. precipitation
    the production of a separate liquid phase from a mixture of gases (e.g., rain), or of a separate solid phase from a liquid solution, as in the precipitation of calcite cement from water in the interstices of rock.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  8. precipitation
    (Learning Modules / Geography / Weather forecasting) Any weather related materials that 'fall out the sky' - normally rain but can include snow, hail, sleet.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  9. precipitation
    Precipitation is the conversion of a dissolved substance into insoluble form by chemical or physical means.
    Found op http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/glossary/p.shtml

  10. Precipitation
    Swimming pool chemistry: To precipitate is to come out of solution; become insoluble by result of chemical action. Material forced out of solution, purposefully or accidentally, will then settle, stain or scale, or remain suspended in the water.
    Found op http://www.1st-direct.com/acatalog/Chemical_Glossary.html

  11. Precipitation
    A general meteorological term for the forms in which water may fall after condensation from the atmosphere. Precipitation may take the form of rain, drizzle, snow or sleet.
    Found op http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/glossary/

  12. Precipitation
    Pre·cip`i·ta'tion noun [ Latin praecipitatio : confer French précipitation .] 1. The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong. « In peril of precipitation From off rock Tarpeian.&...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/145



  1. Precipitation
    Pre·cip`i·ta'tion noun (Meteor.) A deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow; also, the quantity of water deposited. » Deposits of dew, fog, and frost are not regarded by the United States Weather Bureau as precipitation
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/145

  2. precipitation
    The act or process of precipitating. ... Origin: L. Praecipitatio ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?precipitation

  3. precipitation
    noun an unexpected acceleration or hastening; `he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=precipitation

  4. precipitation
    noun the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=precipitation

  5. precipitation
    downfall noun the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=precipitation

  6. precipitation
    noun the process of forming a chemical precipitate
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=precipitation

  7. precipitation
    noun the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time; `the storm brought several inches of precipitation`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=precipitation

  8. precipitation
    (pre-sip″ĭ-ta´shәn) the act or process of precipitating.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  9. Precipitation
    • (n.) A deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow; also, the quantity of water deposited. • (n.) The act or process of precipitating from a solution. • (n.) Great hurry; rash, tumultuous haste; impetuosity. • (n.) A falling, flowing, or rushing downward with viole...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/precipitation/

  10. precipitation
    all liquid and solid water particles that fall from clouds and reach the ground. These particles include drizzle, rain, snow, snow pellets, ice ... [42 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/107

  11. precipitation
    (L. praecipitatio) the act or process of precipitating.
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio70.html

  12. precipitation
    precipitation 1. The act of precipitating; the state of being precipitated. 2. A casting down or falling headlong. 3. A hastening or hurrying in movement, procedure, or action. 4. Sudden haste. 5. Unwise or rash rapidity. 6. In meteorology: falling products of condensation in the atmosphere; such ...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1744/3

  13. Precipitation
    [horse] Precipitation was an influential British bred Thoroughbred stallion who is found in the pedigrees of many racehorses and sport horses today. He alone is responsible for maintaining the Matchem sireline, through Sheshoon, except for the American Fair Play branch. ==Pedigree== He was b...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precipitation_(horse)

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