precipitation as a noun: - 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
precipitation
noun
1 precipitation
The quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time.
Roget 308:
lowering
etc.
v.;
depression;
dip
etc.
(concavity)
252;
abasement;
detrusion†;
reduction.
overthrow,
overset†,
overturn;
upset;
prostration,
subversion,
precipitation.
bow;
courtesy,
curtsy;
genuflexion†,
genuflection,
kowtow,
obeisance,
salaam.
... show more
Roget 321:
density,
solidity;
solidness
etc.
adj.;
impenetrability,
impermeability;
incompressibility;
imporosity†;
cohesion
etc.
46;
constipation,
consistence,
spissitude†.
specific gravity;
hydrometer,
areometer†.
condensation;
caseation†;
solidation†,
solidification;
consolidation;
concretion,
coagulation;
petrification
etc.
(hardening)
323;
crystallization,
precipitation;
deposit,
precipitate;
inspissation†;
gelation,
thickening
etc.
v..
indivisibility,
indiscerptibility†,
insolubility,
indissolvableness.
solid body,
mass,
block,
knot,
lump;
concretion,
concrete,
conglomerate;
cake,
clot,
stone,
curd,
coagulum;
bone,
gristle,
cartilage;
casein,
crassamentum†;
legumin†.
superdense matter,
condensed states of matter;
dwarf star,
neutron star.
... show more
Roget 863:
rashness
etc.
adj.;
temerity,
want of caution,
imprudence,
indiscretion;
overconfidence,
presumption,
audacity.
precipitancy,
precipitation;
impetuosity;
levity;
foolhardihood†,
foolhardiness;
heedlessness,
thoughtlessness
etc.
(inattention)
458;
carelessness
etc.
(neglect)
460;
desperation;
Quixotism,
knight-errantry;
fire eating.
gaming,
gambling;
blind bargain,
leap in the dark,
leap of faith,
fool's paradise;
too many eggs in one basket.
desperado,
rashling†,
madcap,
daredevil,
Hotspur,
fire eater,
bully,
bravo,
Hector,
scapegrace,
enfant perdu [Fr.];
Don Quixote,
knight-errant,
Icarus;
adventurer;
gambler,
gamester;
dynamitard†;
boomer [U.S.].
... show more
2 precipitation
The process of forming a chemical precipitate.
Dutch: precipitatie, sedimentatie
Polish: wytrącanie
3 precipitation
The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist).
synonym: downfall.
Dutch: neerslag
Polish: opad
4 precipitation
The act of casting down or falling headlong from a height.
5 precipitation
An unexpected acceleration or hastening.
6 precipitation
Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness).
synonyms: haste, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry.
Roget 132:
earliness
etc.
adj.;
morning
etc.
125.
punctuality;
promptitude
etc.
(activity)
682;
haste
etc.
(velocity)
274;
suddenness
etc.
(instantaneity)
113.
prematurity,
precocity,
precipitation,
anticipation;
a stitch in time.
... show more
Roget 684:
haste,
urgency;
despatch,
dispatch;
acceleration,
spurt,
spirt†,
forced march,
rush,
dash;
speed,
velocity
etc.
274;
precipitancy,
precipitation,
precipitousness
etc.
adj.;
impetuosity;
brusquerie†;
hurry,
drive,
scramble,
bustle,
fuss,
fidget,
flurry,
flutter,
splutter.
... show more
Dutch: haast, spoed
Polish: nagłość, raptowność, pośpiech
Moby thesaurus: Scotch mist, abruptness, air speed, alacrity, alluvion, alluvium, ash, blood rain, carelessness, celerity, cinder, clinker, deposit, deposition, deposits, desperateness, devil-may-careness, diluvium, dispatch, downcast, downpour, downthrow, draff, dregs, drizzle, dross, ember, evening mist, expedition, expeditiousness, fall, fastness, feces, feverishness, flight, flit, flurry, forwardness, froth, furiousness, gout of rain, ground speed, grounds, hail, haste, hastiness, heedlessness, hotheadedness, hurriedness, hurry, impatience, impetuosity, impetuousness, impulse, impulsiveness, instantaneousness, knots, lees, lightning speed, loess, miles per hour, mist, misty rain, mizzle, moisture, moraine, offscum, overeagerness, overenthusiasm, overhastiness, overthrow, overturn, overzealousness, patter, pitter-patter, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitate, precipitateness, precipitousness, precociousness, precocity, prematureness, prematurity, promptitude, promptness, quickness, rain, raindrop, rainfall, rainwater, rapidity, rashness, recklessness, round pace, rpm, rush, scoria, scum, sediment, sedimentation, settlings, sheet of rain, shower, showers, silt, sinter, slag, sleet, smut, snappiness, snow, snowfall, soot, speed, speediness, splatter, sprinkle, sublimate, suddenness, swift rate, swiftness, unfrozen hydrometeor, untimeliness, velocity, wantonness, wet, wildness ... show more.
debug info: 0.0513