[pre.cip.i.ta.tion] n (1502) 1: the quality or state of being precipitate: hastiness
2: an act, process, or instance of precipating; esp: the process of forming a precipitate
3: something precipitated: as a: a deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow; also: the quantity of water deposited b: precipitate 1