precipitation vs speed

speed vs precipitation

precipitation and speed both are nouns.

precipitation is not a verb while speed is a verb.

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

As nouns, speed is a hypernym of precipitation; that is, speed is a word with a broader meaning than precipitation:

precipitation: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
speed: a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens

Other hypernyms of precipitation include fastness, swiftness.

precipitation (noun)	speed (noun)
an unexpected acceleration or hastening	changing location rapidly
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)	a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height	a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)	the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
the process of forming a chemical precipitate	distance travelled per unit time
the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time

precipitation (verb)	speed (verb)
	move faster
	cause to move faster
	move very fast
	travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
	move hurridly

Difference between precipitation and speed

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