precipitation

noun

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

an unexpected acceleration or hastening

the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height

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

the process of forming a chemical precipitate

the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time

Roots

praepre- · Latin · before, in front caput-cipit · Latin · head

Synonyms for precipitation

rainfalln rainn snowfalln sleetn downpourn mizzlen precipitatev raindropn

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Where does precipitation come from?

The word precipitation breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pre-, from Latin prae (“before, in front”); and -cipit, from Latin caput (“head”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.