Precipitation /(?)/

Pre·cip·i·ta·tion

Precipitation

n.
  1. The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong.
    In peril of precipitation From off rock Tarpeian.
  2. A falling, flowing, or rushing downward with violence and rapidity.
    The hurry, precipitation, and rapid motion of the water, returning . . . towards the sea.
  3. Great hurry; rash, tumultuous haste; impetuosity.
  4. The act or process of precipitating from a solution. (Chem.)
  5. A deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow; also, the quantity of water deposited. (Meteorology)