precipitation, unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste · precipitation, 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 · precipitation (any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet))
köken: From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰráȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰráȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰréǵ-e-ti, from *dʰreǵ- (“to glide, swoop”). Cognate with Old Norse drāk, Lithuanian drežóti, and possibly English drink.