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Grammar : Noun
Spell : pri-sip-i-tey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : prɪˌsɪp ɪˈteɪ ʃən

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Définition of precipitation

Origin :
  • late 15c., "a casting down" (of the evil angels from heaven), also, in alchemy "separation of a solid substance from a solution," from Middle French precipitation (15c.) and directly from Latin praecipitationem (nominative praecipitatio) "act or fact of falling headlong, haste," noun of action from past participle stem of praecipitare "fall, be hasty," from praeceps "steep" (see precipice). Meaning "sudden haste" is c.1500. Meaning "act of falling from a height" is attested from 1610s. Meteorological sense of "rain, snow, dew, etc." is from 1670s.
  • noun moisture in air or falling from sky
Example sentences :
  • Here the first step is absorption and expansion, not precipitation.
  • Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
  • This was done in lime-water, without any precipitation of lime.
  • Extract from : « Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air » by Joseph Priestley
  • But Hermann arose with precipitation to carry the news to his wife.
  • Extract from : « Falk » by Joseph Conrad
  • So saying, Funkelstein turned, and walked away with some precipitation.
  • Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald
  • On distilling off the acetone, a precipitation is determined.
  • Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross
  • They are quite accustomed there to dealing with the precipitation of sludge.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 10, 1892 » by Various
  • The insoluble compounds of zinc can be prepared by precipitation.
  • Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
  • Most of the chromates are insoluble and can therefore be prepared by precipitation.
  • Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
  • But this precipitation of the images is not at all mysterious.
  • Extract from : « Dreams » by Henri Bergson
  • She marshaled her reasons with precipitation, as if to make it impossible to discuss them.
  • Extract from : « Germinie Lacerteux » by Edmond and Jules de Goncourt

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