precipitation

English Thesaurus

1. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	fastness, speed, swiftness,
definition	:	a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	abruptness, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitousness, suddenness,
definition	:	the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning (noun.attribute)

2. an unexpected acceleration or hastening (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	acceleration,
definition	:	an increase in rate of change (noun.attribute)

3. the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height (noun.event)

hypernym	:	drop, fall,
definition	:	a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity (noun.event)

4. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition,
definition	:	the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	fine spray,
definition	:	precipitation in very small drops (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	hail,
definition	:	precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	rain, rainfall,
definition	:	water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	sleet,
definition	:	partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow) (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	snow, snowfall,
definition	:	precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	virga,
definition	:	light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity) (noun.phenomenon)

part holonym	:	diamond dust, frost mist, frost snow, ice crystal, ice needle, poudrin, snow mist,
definition	:	small crystals of ice (noun.phenomenon)

5. the process of forming a chemical precipitate (noun.process)

hypernym	:	chemical action, chemical change, chemical process,
definition	:	(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved (noun.process)

6. the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	indefinite quantity,
definition	:	an estimated quantity (noun.quantity)

7. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	festinate, hasten, hurry, look sharp, rush,
definition	:	act or move at high speed (verb.change)

derivation	:	hurried,
definition	:	moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste (adj.all)

derivation	:	hasty, headlong,
definition	:	excessively quick (adj.all)

derivation	:	hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous,
definition	:	done with very great haste and without due deliberation (adj.all)

8. an unexpected acceleration or hastening (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	precipitate,
definition	:	hurl or throw violently (verb.contact)

derivation	:	precipitate,
definition	:	bring about abruptly (verb.creation)

9. the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height (noun.event)

derivation	:	precipitate,
definition	:	hurl or throw violently (verb.contact)

derivation	:	precipitate,
definition	:	fall vertically, sharply, or headlong (verb.motion)

10. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	come down, fall, precipitate,
definition	:	fall from clouds (verb.weather)

11. the process of forming a chemical precipitate (noun.process)

derivation	:	precipitate,
definition	:	separate as a fine suspension of solid particles (verb.change)

12. the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time (noun.quantity)

derivation	:	come down, fall, precipitate,
definition	:	fall from clouds (verb.weather)

13. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	festinate, hasten, hurry, look sharp, rush,
definition	:	act or move at high speed (verb.change)

derivation	:	hurried,
definition	:	moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste (adj.all)

derivation	:	hasty, headlong,
definition	:	excessively quick (adj.all)

derivation	:	hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous,
definition	:	done with very great haste and without due deliberation (adj.all)

14. an unexpected acceleration or hastening (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	precipitate,
definition	:	hurl or throw violently (verb.contact)

derivation	:	precipitate,
definition	:	bring about abruptly (verb.creation)

15. the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height (noun.event)

derivation	:	precipitate,
definition	:	hurl or throw violently (verb.contact)

derivation	:	precipitate,
definition	:	fall vertically, sharply, or headlong (verb.motion)

16. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	come down, fall, precipitate,
definition	:	fall from clouds (verb.weather)

17. the process of forming a chemical precipitate (noun.process)

derivation	:	precipitate,
definition	:	separate as a fine suspension of solid particles (verb.change)

18. the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time (noun.quantity)

derivation	:	come down, fall, precipitate,
definition	:	fall from clouds (verb.weather)

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