| slovo | definícia |
precipitation
(mass) | precipitation
- vylučovanie, zrážky |
precipitation
(encz) | precipitation,precipitace n: Zdeněk Brož |
precipitation
(encz) | precipitation,přeháňka n: |
precipitation
(encz) | precipitation,srážení n: Zdeněk Brož |
precipitation
(encz) | precipitation,srážka n: Zdeněk Brož |
precipitation
(encz) | precipitation,srážky n: Zdeněk Brož |
precipitation
(encz) | precipitation,ukvapenost n: Zdeněk Brož |
precipitation
(encz) | precipitation,vylučování n: Zdeněk Brož |
precipitation
(encz) | precipitation,zbrklost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Precipitation
(gcide) | 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.
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In peril of precipitation
From off rock Tarpeian. --Shak.
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2. A falling, flowing, or rushing downward with violence and
rapidity.
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The hurry, precipitation, and rapid motion of the
water, returning . . . towards the sea. --Woodward.
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3. Great hurry; rash, tumultuous haste; impetuosity. "The
precipitation of inexperience." --Rambler.
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4. (Chem.) The act or process of precipitating from a
solution.
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5. (Meteorology) A deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain,
sleet, or snow; also, the quantity of water deposited.
Note: Deposits of dew, fog, and frost are not regarded by the
United States Weather Bureau as precipitation. Sleet
and snow are melted, and the record of precipitation
shows the depth of the horizontal layers of water in
hundredths of an inch or in millimeters.
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precipitation
(wn) | precipitation
n 1: the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place
within a specified period of time; "the storm brought
several inches of precipitation"
2: the process of forming a chemical precipitate
3: the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or
hail or sleet or mist) [syn: precipitation, downfall]
4: the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
5: an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible
for the precipitation of his own demise"
6: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon
regretted his haste" [syn: haste, hastiness, hurry,
hurriedness, precipitation] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
precipitation
(mass) | precipitation
- vylučovanie, zrážky |
authoritative precipitation
(encz) | authoritative precipitation,směrodatná srážka (závlahy) [eko.] RNDr.
Pavel Piskač |
exploitation coeficient of precipitation
(encz) | exploitation coeficient of precipitation,součinitel využitelnosti
srážek [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
precipitation
(encz) | precipitation,precipitace n: Zdeněk Brožprecipitation,přeháňka n: precipitation,srážení n: Zdeněk Brožprecipitation,srážka n: Zdeněk Brožprecipitation,srážky n: Zdeněk Brožprecipitation,ukvapenost n: Zdeněk Brožprecipitation,vylučování n: Zdeněk Brožprecipitation,zbrklost n: Zdeněk Brož |
acid precipitation
(wn) | acid precipitation
n 1: rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when
industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and
nitrogen oxides) combine with water [syn: acid rain,
acid precipitation] |
electrostatic precipitation
(wn) | electrostatic precipitation
n 1: a process that removes suspended dust particles from a gas
by applying a high voltage electrostatic charge to the
particles and collecting them on charged plates |
precipitation
(wn) | precipitation
n 1: the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place
within a specified period of time; "the storm brought
several inches of precipitation"
2: the process of forming a chemical precipitate
3: the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or
hail or sleet or mist) [syn: precipitation, downfall]
4: the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
5: an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible
for the precipitation of his own demise"
6: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon
regretted his haste" [syn: haste, hastiness, hurry,
hurriedness, precipitation] |
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