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• precipitation — Any condensed moisture that falls to the ground surface, such as rain, drizzle, and snow. Precipitation is classified by its duration and/or distribution. Both these classifications are shown in the tables. Precipitation …   Aviation dictionary

• Precipitation — Pre*cip i*ta tion, n. [L. praecipitatio: cf. F. pr[ e]cipitation.] 1. The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong. [1913 Webster] In peril of precipitation From off rock Tarpeian. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Precipitation hardening — Precipitation hardening, also called age hardening, is a heat treatment technique used to increase the yield strength of malleable materials, including most structural alloys of aluminium, magnesium, nickel and titanium, and some stainless steels …   Wikipedia

• Precipitation — Précipitation  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Précipitation (homonymie).  Répartition mensuelle des précipitations sur Terre En météorologie, le terme précipitation désigne des cristaux de glace ou des gouttelettes …   Wikipédia en Français

• Precipitation — may refer to: * Precipitation (meteorology), rain, sleet, hail, snow and other forms of water falling from the sky * Precipitation (chemistry), the condensation of a solid from a solution during a chemical reaction * Precipitation (horse), a… …   Wikipedia

• Snow removal — is the job of removing snow after a snowfall to make travel easier and safer. This is done by both individual households and by governments and institutions. Clearing by individuals In countries with light snow, brooms can be used to brush off… …   Wikipedia

• Snow (disambiguation) — Snow is a form of precipitation, a crystalline form of ice.Snow may also refer to: * SNOW, a stream cipher * Snow (codec), a video codec * Snow (dessert), the name given to various desserts using whipped egg whites * Snow (ship), a type of two… …   Wikipedia

• precipitation — [prē sip΄ə tā′shən, prisip΄ə tā′shən] n. [MFr précipitation < L praecipitatio] 1. a precipitating or being precipitated; specif., a headlong fall or rush 2. precipitancy; rash haste; impetuosity 3. a bringing on suddenly; acceleration 4. Chem …   English World dictionary

• Snow grains — are a form of precipitation characterized as: *white, opaque grains of ice *very small …   Wikipedia

• precipitation — (n.) late 15c., a casting down (of the evil angels from heaven), in alchemy separation of a solid substance from a solution, from M.Fr. precipitation (15c.), from L. praecipitationem (nom. praecipitatio) act or fact of falling headlong, haste,… …   Etymology dictionary

• snow pellets — precipitation, usually of brief duration, consisting of crisp, white, opaque ice particles, round or conical in shape and about two to five millimeters in diameter. Also called graupel, soft hail, tapioca snow. [1940 45] * * * snow pellets,… …   Useful english dictionary