Meaning of precipitation In English

• 0 water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow:

  • Hail and sleet are types of precipitation.

  • The forecast is for dry, cloudy weather with no precipitation expected.

• 1 a way of behaving too quickly and without thinking:

  • The prime minister has been accused of acting with precipitation over the crisis.

• 2 a chemical process in which a solid substance is produced from a liquid:

  • The compound is finally obtained by precipitation.

• 3 water that falls from the clouds toward the ground, esp. as rain or snow

• 4 the chemical process that causes a substance to precipitate