precipitation

precipitation
01. We had a lot of [precipitation] last year, and the crops were badly damaged.
02. The weatherman has predicted some [precipitation] for tomorrow.
03. The weatherman says we have had record amounts of [precipitation] this winter.
04. There was no [precipitation] today, despite the fact the weatherman said it would snow.
05. There is a 50% chance of [precipitation] today, according to the weather forecast.
06. The only [precipitation] we have had today was about 10 minutes of light rain.
07. The weatherman is expecting [precipitation], probably in the form of snow for this evening.
08. It has been kind of gloomy lately with all this [precipitation].
09. Due to [precipitation], for a few weeks each year, the mountain known as K2 is actually higher than Mt. Everest.
10. There is a water shortage in this part of the state this summer due to our unusually low [precipitation] this year.
11. The accident was [precipitated] by a child that ran into the road after her ball.
12. The massacre in the village could [precipitate] an all-out war in the region.
13. The administration has been making too many [precipitate] decisions, instead of taking the time to think them through properly.
14. The [precipitous] drop in oil prices has had a very negative effect on the government's forecast for revenues this year.
15. She acted quite [precipitously], and now she is suffering the consequences.
16. The basic source of all surface water on our planet is [precipitation].

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • précipitation — [ presipitasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1471; precipitacion « renversement » méd. 1429; lat. præcipitatio→ précipiter I ♦ 1 ♦ Grande hâte. ⇒ empressement. Avec précipitation. ⇒ précipitamment. Il « prit le soir même la diligence de Bruxelles avec la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Precipitation — Précipitation  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Précipitation (homonymie).  Répartition mensuelle des précipitations sur Terre En météorologie, le terme précipitation désigne des cristaux de glace ou des gouttelettes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Precipitation — may refer to: * Precipitation (meteorology), rain, sleet, hail, snow and other forms of water falling from the sky * Precipitation (chemistry), the condensation of a solid from a solution during a chemical reaction * Precipitation (horse), a… …   Wikipedia

  • precipitation — Precipitation. subst. f. Extréme vitesse, trop grande haste. Marcher, courir avec precipitation, avec trop de precipitation. Il se dit fig. Du trop d empressement que l on a dans les conseils, dans les desseins, dans les affaires. Faire les… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Precipitation — Pre*cip i*ta tion, n. [L. praecipitatio: cf. F. pr[ e]cipitation.] 1. The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong. [1913 Webster] In peril of precipitation From off rock Tarpeian. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • precipitation — (n.) late 15c., a casting down (of the evil angels from heaven), in alchemy separation of a solid substance from a solution, from M.Fr. precipitation (15c.), from L. praecipitationem (nom. praecipitatio) act or fact of falling headlong, haste,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • precipitation — Precipitation, Praecipitatio, et Praecipitantia praecipitantiae, Precipitation de jugement, Trop grande haste de juger, Praepropera iudicandi cupiditas. B …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • precipitation — [prē sip΄ə tā′shən, prisip΄ə tā′shən] n. [MFr précipitation < L praecipitatio] 1. a precipitating or being precipitated; specif., a headlong fall or rush 2. precipitancy; rash haste; impetuosity 3. a bringing on suddenly; acceleration 4. Chem …   English World dictionary

  • precipitation — precipitation. См. преципитация. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Precipitation — Precipitation. См. Выделение. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • precipitation — index congealment, dispatch (promptness), haste Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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