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Glossary term

precipitation

Definition

  1. The formation of an insoluble solid (precipitate) from a given solution by altering either its temperature, concentration or chemical composition.

  2. In meteorology, this term describes the formation of rain, hail, snow or ice in the atmosphere.

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