falling solid precipitation

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• precipitation — /pri sip i tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of precipitating; state of being precipitated. 2. a casting down or falling headlong. 3. a hastening or hurrying in movement, procedure, or action. 4. sudden haste. 5. unwise or rash rapidity. 6. Meteorol. a …   Universalium

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