percipitation or precipitation

Rain, snow, hail, etc. are all forms of precipitation. This word isoften misspelled and mispronounced as “percipitation.”

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Definitions

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• n  the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
  the storm brought several inches of precipitation
• n  the process of forming a chemical precipitate
• n  the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
• n  the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
• n  an unexpected acceleration or hastening
  he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise
• n  overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

News & Articles

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• A wet May and spring for Illinois
  CHAMPAIGN – The statewide precipitation for May was 6.87 inches, 2.25 inches above the long-term average, and the 12th wettest May on record, according to Jim Angel, Illinois State Climatologist at the Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois.
  June 14, 2013 - The Mendota Reporter
• Weather Talk: Precipitation sets record for January through May
  The January-through-May official precipitation total of 12.90 inches for Fargo-Moorhead this year is the most ever recorded over those five months (dating back to 1881). Fargo-Moorhead is one good storm away from exceeding the 12-month total of 14.52 inches.
  June 13, 2013 - The Fargo Forum
• Cards' Wainwright first to 10 wins in majors
  NEW YORK -- The word uttered most often when inclement weather threatens a Major League Baseball game is window -- as in, how long a precipitation-free window do the teams have to play the game?
  June 13, 2013 - The SportsXchange via Yahoo! Sports