précipitation
Appearance
See also: precipitation
French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin praecipitātiōnem.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]précipitation f (plural précipitations)
- precipitation, unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste
- (countable, chemistry) 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
- (meteorology) 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))
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “précipitation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.