Niederschlag — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dregs noun The gritty sediment that settles at the bottom of a drink, especially unfiltered wine or coffee.
- precipitate verb To cause something to happen suddenly, often before it is ready to.
- precipitation noun Rain, snow, hail, or any other form of water falling from the sky.
- rainfall noun The amount of rain that falls in a given place over a given period.
Senses
Niederschlag is used for these senses in English:
- dregs The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.
- precipitate (chemistry) A solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution.
- precipitation (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.
- rainfall (meteorology) The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion
dregs — full definition
- noun The gritty sediment that settles at the bottom of a drink, especially unfiltered wine or coffee.
- noun The most worthless or lowest part of something, especially people.
precipitate — full definition
- verb To cause something to happen suddenly, often before it is ready to.
- verb (chemistry) To separate out of a solution as a solid.
- adjective Acting with reckless haste; hasty or rash.