precipitation

praecipito (Latin)

I cast down; I throw headlong.

praecipitatio (Latin)

Headlong fall. Inconsiderate haste. Precipitation (all senses).

précipitation (Middle French)

precipitation (English)

(countable, chemistry) 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.. (figuratively) Unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste.. (meteorology) 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). It is a major class of [...]