rainfall vs precipitation
precipitation vs rainfallrainfall and precipitation both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rainfall | Yes | No | No | No |
| precipitation | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
precipitation is a hypernym of
rainfall; that is, precipitation is a
word with a broader meaning than rainfall:
- rainfall: water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
- precipitation: the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
Other hypernyms of rainfall include
downfall.
| rainfall (noun) | precipitation (noun) |
|---|---|
| water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere | an unexpected acceleration or hastening |
| 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 |
Words related to "rainfall"
Words related to "precipitation"
- abruptness
- acceleration
- atmospheric condition
- chemical action
- chemical change
- chemical process
- conditions
- diamond dust
- downfall
- drop
- fall
- fastness
- fine spray
- frost mist
- frost snow
- hail
- haste
- hastiness
- hurriedness
- hurry
- ice crystal
- ice needle
- indefinite quantity
- oversteer
- poudrin
- precipitance
- precipitancy
- precipitate
- precipitateness
- precipitousness
- rain
- rainfall
- sleet
- snow
- snow mist
- snowfall
- speed
- suddenness
- swiftness
- virga
- weather
- weather condition
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