- precipitation - the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time; "the storm brought several inches of precipitation"
--1 is a kind of indefinite quantity
Derived form: verb precipitate3 - precipitation - the process of forming a chemical precipitate
--2 is a kind of chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
Derived form: verb precipitate1 - precipitation, downfall - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
--3 is a kind of weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition
--3 has parts:
--3 has particulars:ice crystal, snow mist, diamond dust, poudrin, ice needle, frost snow, frost mist fine spray; hail; rain, rainfall; sleet; snow, snowfall; virga Derived form: verb precipitate3 - precipitation - the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
--4 is a kind of drop, fall
Derived forms: verb precipitate4, verb precipitate5 - precipitation - an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"
--5 is a kind of acceleration
Derived forms: verb precipitate2, verb precipitate5 - haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation - overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
--6 is a kind of speed, swiftness, fastness
--6 has particulars:abruptness, precipitateness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness