precipitation

BrE /prɪˈsɪpɪteɪʃn/ AmE /prɪˈsɪpɪteɪʃn/

noun en → es

1 WEATHER PHENOMENA [uncountable] B1

rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground from clouds in the sky

precipitación

  • there is precipitation

Collocations heavy precipitation · light precipitation

  • There was heavy precipitation last night.

    Hubo una fuerte precipitación anoche.

2 CHEMISTRY [uncountable] C1

the process of separating a solid substance from a liquid by allowing it to form and fall out as crystals or particles

precipitación, precipitado

  • a precipitation reaction

Collocations chemical precipitation · physical precipitation

  • The chemical precipitation process is used to purify water.

    El proceso de precipitación química se utiliza para purificar el agua.