The Emergence Machine

Precipitation (Meteorology sense)

physical · Meteorology · Level 7 · E0

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Emergence definition

Water falling from clouds to Earth's surface in forms such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, as part of the process of water transformation.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “precipitation met” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “precipitation met”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
precipitation
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0Precipitation MetEvaporationWeatherTemperatureAirPhysicsWaterForceSubstanceActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesPrecipitation MetL7WaterL3EvaporationL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Water L3 (requires) polysemous
    Precipitation Met involves water, so water is a prerequisite.
  • Evaporation L6 (requires)
    Precipitation Met refers to water falling from clouds to Earth's surface in forms such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail as part of the hydrological cycle.