Plural of precipitation
regular plural
The plural of precipitation is precipitations.
Forms of precipitation
| Singular | precipitation /pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn̩/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | precipitations |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Precipitations in a sentence
- The main part of ice thickness consists of "gletcher ice", formed from atmospheric precipitations with included in it suspended articles of different origin and microbial cells.2003 January 30, Irina N. Mitskevich, Margarita N. Poglazova, Sabit S. Abyzov, “Study of the Micro-Organisms Preserved in the Central…. From the entry gletcher ice
Meaning of precipitation
- noun Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.
- noun The amount of water precipitated in any form.
- noun A hurried headlong fall.
Questions about the plural of precipitation
- What is the plural of precipitation?
- The plural of precipitation is precipitations.
- Is precipitation countable?
- Precipitation is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: precipitation (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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