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Words related to precipitation
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hail
to pour down on as or like hail: The plane hailed leaflets on the city. -
orographic precipitation
precipitation caused by the lifting of moist air over a mountain barrier. -
acid rain
Acid rain is rain polluted by acid that has been released into the atmosphere from factories and other industrial processes. Acid rain is harmful to the environment. -
aridity index
a number indicating how much more precipitation could be lost by evapotranspiration if it were available than is actually lost at a given location. -
climate
The climate of a place is the general weather conditions that are typical of it. -
cloud seeding
any technique of adding material to a cloud to alter its natural development, usually to increase or obtain precipitation.