precipitation

US: /pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən/
UK: /pɹɪsˌɪpɪtˈe‍ɪʃən/


English Vietnamese dictionary


precipitation /pri,sipi'teiʃn/
  • danh từ
    • sự vội vàng, sự vội vã cuống cuồng
    • (hoá học) sự kết tủa, sự lắng; chất kết tủa, chất lắng
    • (khí tượng) mưa

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 [U] (technical) rain, snow, etc. that falls; the amount of this that falls: There is heavy precipitation in some parts of the country. + Acid precipitation may cause a reduction in forest productivity. + an increase in annual precipitation
2 [U, C] (chemistry) a chemical process in which solid material is separated from a liquid: calcium phosphate precipitation

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
showers, drizzle, downpour, rain, rainfall, snow, snowfall, hail, sleet:
Precipitation can be expected in advance of the low-pressure area pushing down from the north.

Concise English dictionary


precipitationsprɪ‚sɪpɪ'teɪʃn
noun
+the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
+the process of forming a chemical precipitate
+the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
+the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
+an unexpected acceleration or hastening
+overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)