was wotd|2007|November|29
English

Pronunciation 1
a|RP|US IPA|/prɪ�sɪpɪteɪt/|/pr��sɪpɪteɪt/
audio|en-us-precipitate-verb.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology 1
rfc-level|Etymology not at level 3
From L. term|praecipito|praecipit�|throw down, hurl down|lang=la

Verb
en-verb|precipitat|ing

1. transitive To make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten.
2. transitive To throw an object or person from a great height.
3. transitive To send violently into a certain state or condition.
4. context|intransitive|chemistry To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.

#: Adding the acid will cause the salt to precipitate.

1. context|transitive|chemistry To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
2. context|intransitive|meteorology To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as consense|condensed droplets.

#: It will precipitate tomorrow, but we don't know whether as rain or snow.

Derived terms
precipitated
precipitator

Related terms
precipice
precipitation

Translations
trans-top|To make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten
Finnish: kiirehtiä, kiihdyttää, nopeuttaa, jouduttaa
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To throw an object or person from a great height
Finnish: syöstä, paiskata
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To send violently into a certain state or condition
Finnish: syöstä
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To come out of a liquid solution into solid form
Finnish: saostua
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To separate out of a liquid solution into solid form
Finnish: saostaa
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To have water in the air fall to the ground
Finnish: sataa
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Pronunciation 2
a|RP|US IPA|/prɪ�sɪpɪt�t/|/pr��sɪpɪt�t/
audio|en-us-precipitate-adj.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology 2
From L. praecipitatum

Noun
en-noun

1. A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action.
2. chemistry A solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution.

Translations
trans-top|A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|A solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution
Finnish: saos, saostuma
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Etymology 3
From L. praecipitatus

Adjective
en-adj

1. Headlong; falling steeply or vertically.
2. Very steep; precipitous.
3. With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong.
4. Moving with excessive speed or haste.
5. Performed very rapidly or abruptly.

Translations
trans-top|Headlong; falling steeply or vertically
Finnish: kohtisuora, äkkijyrkkä, syöksyvä
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|Very steep; precipitous
Finnish: äkkijyrkkä
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong
Finnish: hätiköity
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|Moving with excessive speed or haste
Finnish: hätäinen
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|Performed very rapidly or abruptly
Finnish: hätiköity
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
precipitately
precipitateness
precipitous

Category:English heteronyms

Italian

Adjective
precipitate p

1. feminine of|precipitato#Adjective|precipitato

Verb
precipitate

1. second-person plural present tense of precipitare
2. second-person plural imperative of precipitare
3. feminine plural past participle of precipitare

Category:Italian adjective forms
Category:Italian verb forms

fa:precipitate
fr:precipitate
io:precipitate
it:precipitate
pl:precipitate
ru:precipitate
ta:precipitate
te:precipitate
vi:precipitate
zh:precipitate

• 2007-12-05 15:42 - Sewnmouthsecret - wotd

Full Revision History