precipitations
Rain, snow, sleet
Precipitations is the plural of precipitation, referring to multiple forms or instances of water falling from the atmosphere—rain, snow, sleet, hail.
Meteorologists discuss annual precipitations across different regions or compare precipitations in coastal versus inland areas.
The term also covers figurative precipitation: sudden or hasty actions, as in the precipitations of youth.
Water falling from clouds
- snowfallPrecipitation of frozen crystals
- hailIcy precipitation pellets
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
- drizzleVery light precipitation
downpour · showers · flurries · freezing rain · thunderstorm · monsoon · cloudburst · deluge
Response to stimulus
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
compound · reagent · ions · salts · insoluble · solute · centrifuge · laboratory
Rapid forward movement
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- urgencyPressing need for action
- hasteExcessive quickness
- triggeringCausing to activate
catalyzing · onset · bringing about · inducing · forcing · expediting · prompting · spurring
rainfall
Water falling from clouds
- snowfallPrecipitation of frozen crystals
- hailIcy precipitation pellets
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
drizzle · downpour · showers · flurries · freezing rain · thunderstorm · monsoon · cloudburst · deluge · mist
reaction
Response to stimulus
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
sediment · compound · reagent · ions · salts · insoluble · solute · centrifuge · laboratory · separation
rushing
Rapid forward movement
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- urgencyPressing need for action
- hasteExcessive quickness
triggering · catalyzing · onset · bringing about · inducing · forcing · expediting · prompting · spurring · initiating
precipitationsdrought
Prolonged water scarcity
droughts · aridity · dryness · clear skies · fair weather
precipitationsdissolution
Breaking up completely
dissolutions · dissolving · solvation · solubilization · liquefaction
- winter precipitationFrozen water from clouds
- frozen precipitationIce falling from sky
- mixed precipitationMultiple falling water forms
- precipitation mapVisual of falling moisture