precipitation vs snow

snow vs precipitation

precipitation and snow both are nouns.

precipitation is not a verb while snow is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
precipitation	Yes	No	No	No
snow	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, snow is a hyponym of precipitation; that is, snow 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)
snow: precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

Other hyponyms of precipitation include fine spray, hail, rain, rainfall, sleet, snowfall, virga.

precipitation (noun)	snow (noun)
an unexpected acceleration or hastening	street names for cocaine
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)	precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height	a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
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)	snow (verb)
	conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
	fall as snow

Difference between precipitation and snow

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