precipitation

liquid or solid water that falls to the ground
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precipitation
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precipitation

Summary

precipitation is a type of meteorological phenomenon[1]. precipitation draws 2,545 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_meteorological_phenomenon category, ranking #7 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • precipitation's instance of is recorded as type of meteorological phenomenon[3].
  • precipitation is a type of hydrometeor[4].
  • precipitation is part of weather[5].
  • precipitation's Commons category is recorded as Precipitation (weather)[6].
  • precipitation's has cause is recorded as cloud[7].
  • precipitation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Precipitation[8].
  • precipitation's Commons gallery is recorded as Precipitation[9].
  • precipitation's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • precipitation's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • precipitation's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[12].
  • precipitation's has characteristic is recorded as amount of precipitation[13].
  • precipitation's main Wikidata property is recorded as P3036[14].
  • precipitation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15].
  • precipitation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[16].

Body

Definition and Type

precipitation's instance of is recorded as type of meteorological phenomenon[3]. precipitation is a type of hydrometeor[4].

Use and Application

precipitation is part of weather[5].

Influence

Things named for precipitation include meteoric water[17].

Why It Matters

precipitation draws 2,545 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_meteorological_phenomenon category, ranking #7 of 22).[2] precipitation has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] precipitation is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Entities named for precipitation include meteoric water[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of type of meteorological phenomenon
    Part of weather
    Has cause cloud
    Enciclopedia galega universal id 171210
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 7001, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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