precipitation

/pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən/

nounpre · cip · i · ta · tion

Think: “PRE-CIP-I-TA-TION” — you “sip” (CIP) before you “take” (TA) action (TION) when the weather starts falling.

Yes, it's precipitation. Watch the middle: it’s pre + cip + i + ta + tion (…cipi…); don’t swap it to “...citi...” or drop the second “i.”

Definitions

  1. nounwater that falls from clouds to the ground, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
  2. nounthe act of forming a solid that separates from a solution (chemistry)

Examples

  • The forecast calls for heavy precipitation overnight, so bring an umbrella.
  • Mountain towns often get more precipitation in winter than nearby valleys.
  • In chemistry class, we watched a white precipitate form during a precipitation reaction.

Synonyms

rainfallrainsnowfallmoisturewet weather

Antonyms

droughtdryness

Translations

ES precipitaciónPT precipitaçãoFR précipitation

Common misspellings

percipitationpreciptionprecipatationprecipitationnprecipetationprecipitaionprecipitation

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