1. Hjem
  2. Definisjoner
  3. Engelsk
  4. precipitation

Definisjon av precipitation

Vi fant 12 definisjoner av precipitation på engelsk.

Annonsering

WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
precipitation - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
downfall
atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition, conditions the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow"
fine spray precipitation in very small drops
hail enthusiastic greeting
rainfall, rain anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults"
sleet partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
snowfall, snow English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980)
virga light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)
precipitation - an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"
acceleration the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
precipitation - the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
drop, fall the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"
precipitation - the process of forming a chemical precipitate
chemical action, chemical change, chemical process (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
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"
indefinite quantity an estimated quantity
precipitation - overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness
swiftness, fastness, speed the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
= synonym
= antonym
= relatert ord

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

Substantiv
precipitation - Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the 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.
precipitation - A hurried headlong fall.
precipitation - A reaction that leads to the formation of a heavier solid in a lighter liquid; the precipitate so formed at the bottom of the container.
precipitation - Unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • precipitation
    The settling out of water from cloud in the form of rain, hail, snow, etc.
  • precipitation
    The process of producing a separable solid phase within a liquid medium; represents the formation of a new condensed phase, such as a vapour or gas condensing to liquid droplets; a new solid phase gradually precipitates within a solid alloy as a result of slow, inner chemical reaction; in analytical chemistry, precipitation is used to separate a solid phase in an aqueous solution.\n(Source: MGH)

Substantiv

  • Entall: precipitation
  • Flertall: precipitations

Uttale

%NAME

%TEXT

Siste søk

gauche root canal mount up river pear turbulence