1 [U] (technical) rain, snow, etc. that falls; the amount of this that falls:
There is heavy precipitation in some parts of the country. * Acid precipitation may cause a reduction in forest productivity. * an increase in annual precipitation
2 [U,C] (chemistry) a chemical process in which solid material is separated from a liquid:
calcium phosphate precipitation
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