<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of precipitating; state of being precipitated.</li><li>a casting down or falling headlong.</li><li>a hastening or hurrying in movement, procedure, or action.</li><li>sudden haste.</li><li>unwise or rash rapidity.</li><li>Meteorology: falling products of condensation in the atmosphere, as rain, snow, or hail.</li><li>the amount of rain, snow, hail, etc., that has fallen at a given place within a given period, usually expressed in inches or centimeters of water.</li><li>Chemistry, Physics: the precipitating of a substance from a solution.</li></ul>