Precipitation vs. Precipitate — What's the Difference?

In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds. The main forms of precipitation include drizzling, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail.

To cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely

The action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.

To cause to fall down from a height; hurl downward

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to or condenses on the ground

To put suddenly into a certain state or condition

The fact or quality of acting suddenly and rashly

(Meteorology) To cause (a form of water, as rain or snow) to fall from the air.

Any form of water, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, that falls to the earth's surface.

(Chemistry) To cause (a solid substance) to be separated from a solution.

The quantity of such water falling in a specific area within a specific period.

(Meteorology) To fall from the air as a form of water, such as rain or snow.

A hastening or acceleration, especially one that is sudden or unexpected

(Chemistry) To be separated from a solution as a solid.

Abrupt or impulsive haste.

Moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong.

A headlong fall or rush.

Acting with or marked by excessive haste and lack of due deliberation.

(Chemistry) The process of separating a substance from a solution as a solid.

Occurring suddenly or unexpectedly.

(meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.

(Chemistry) A solid or solid phase separated from a solution.

A hurried headlong fall.

A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action.

A reaction that leads to the formation of a heavier solid in a lighter liquid; the precipitate so formed at the bottom of the container.

(transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.

(figuratively) Unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste.

(transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.

The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong.

(transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition.

A falling, flowing, or rushing downward with violence and rapidity.

To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.

Great hurry; rash, tumultuous haste; impetuosity.

To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.

The act or process of precipitating from a solution.

To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.

A deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow; also, the quantity of water deposited.

(transitive) To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.

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

(intransitive) To fall headlong.

The process of forming a chemical precipitate

(intransitive) To act too hastily; to be precipitous.

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

Headlong; falling steeply or vertically.

The act of casting down or falling headlong from a height

Very steep; precipitous.

An unexpected acceleration or hastening;

With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong.

Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness);

Moving with excessive speed or haste; overly hasty.

Performed very rapidly or abruptly.

A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action

(chemistry) a solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution

Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in declaring war.

Lacking due deliberation or care; hurried; said or done before the time; as, a precipitate measure.

Falling, flowing, or rushing, with steep descent; headlong.

Ending quickly in death; brief and fatal; as, a precipitate case of disease.

An insoluble substance separated from a solution in a concrete state by the action of some reagent added to the solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may be diffused through the solution, or may float at or near the surface.

Atmospheric moisture condensed as rain or snow, etc.; same as precipitation{5}.

To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or height.

To urge or press on with eager haste or violence; to cause to happen, or come to a crisis, suddenly or too soon; as, precipitate a journey, or a conflict.

To separate from a solution, or other medium, in the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor when in solution with alcohol.

To dash or fall headlong.

To hasten without preparation.

A precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering

Separate as a fine suspension of solid particles

Bring about abruptly;

Fall from clouds;

Fall vertically, sharply, or headlong;

Hurl or throw violently;

Done with very great haste and without due deliberation;