precipitation vs weather

weather vs precipitation

precipitation and weather both are nouns.

precipitation is not an adjective while weather is an adjective.

precipitation is not a verb while weather is a verb.

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

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

precipitation: the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
weather: the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

Other hypernyms of precipitation include atmospheric condition, conditions, weather condition.

precipitation (noun)	weather (noun)
an unexpected acceleration or hastening	the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
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 (adjective)	weather (adjective)
	towards the side exposed to wind

precipitation (verb)	weather (verb)
	change under the action or influence of the weather
	cause to slope
	sail to the windward of
	face and withstand with courage

Difference between precipitation and weather

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