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(meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.
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precipitation
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precipitation
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Noun
countable
uncountable
figuratively
(meteorology)
Any
or
all
of
the
forms
of
water
particles,
whether
liquid
or
solid,
that
fall
from
the
upper
atmosphere
(e.g.,
rain,
hail,
snow
or
sleet).
It
is
a
major
class
of
hydrometeor,
but
it
is
distinguished
from
cloud,
fog,
dew,
rime,
frost,
etc.,
in
that
it
must
fall.
It
is
distinguished
from
cloud
and
virga
in
that
it
must
reach
the
ground.
Japanese Meaning
降水 – 上空から落下する液体または固体の水粒子（例：雨、雪、雹、みぞれなど）を指す現象
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(meteorology)
Any
or
all
of
the
forms
of
water
particles,
whether
liquid
or
solid,
that
fall
from
the
upper
atmosphere
(e.g.,
rain,
hail,
snow
or
sleet).
It
is
a
major
class
of
hydrometeor,
but
it
is
distinguished
from
cloud,
fog,
dew,
rime,
frost,
etc.,
in
that
it
must
fall.
It
is
distinguished
from
cloud
and
virga
in
that
it
must
reach
the
ground.
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