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precipitation vs sleet

sleet vs precipitation

precipitation and sleet both are nouns.

precipitation is not a verb while sleet is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
precipitation Yes No No No
sleet Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sleet is a hyponym of precipitation; that is, sleet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than precipitation:
  • precipitation: the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
  • sleet: partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
Other hyponyms of precipitation include fine spray, hail, rain, rainfall, snow, snowfall, virga.
precipitation (noun) sleet (noun)
an unexpected acceleration or hastening partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
the process of forming a chemical precipitate
the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
precipitation (verb) sleet (verb)
precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow
Difference between precipitation and sleet

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