Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: precipitation
IPA transcription: [pɹɪs,ɪpɪt'eɪʃən]
Pronunciations of precipitation
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation
    Meaning: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
  • Synonyms: precipitation
    Meaning: an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"
  • Synonyms: precipitation
    Meaning: the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
  • Synonyms: precipitation, downfall
    Meaning: the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
  • Synonyms: precipitation
    Meaning: the process of forming a chemical precipitate
  • Synonyms: precipitation
    Meaning: the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time; "the storm brought several inches of precipitation"
Usage examples
  • I would have seized him, but he eluded me and quitted the house with precipitation.
  • Prince Rupert, with equal precipitation, drew off the remains of his army, and retired into Lancashire.
  • Besides, the object is to prevent any violent measures on my brother's part, so that a little precipitation may be advisable.
  • She then left him with precipitation, and retiring to her own apartment, threw herself on the bed, and gave vent to an agony of grief which it is impossible to describe.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Earth, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Titan (moon), License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hurricane Dog (1950), License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Yosemite National Park, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hurricane Claudette (2003), License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hurricane Grace, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Chicago, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Montreal, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ivy, Virginia, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Namibia, License CC BY-SA 4.0