preÂ·cipÂ·iÂ·taÂ·tion (prÄ­-sÄ­pâ²Ä­-tÄâ²shÉn) A form of water, such as rain, snow, or sleet, that condenses from the atmosphere and falls to the Earth's surface. precipitate, precipitation - Precipitate is from Latin praecipitare, to throw or drive headlong; precipitation first meant the action of falling or throwing down.
Jul 18 2015. The shrug emoticon, affectionately known as âshruggieâ and occasionally âsmugshrug,â is a well-loved piece of ASCII art; meaning everything from âI don't knowâ to a happy-go-lucky âWhatever!â, shruggie has become a frequent fixture of text-based communication in the digital age.
Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of textual or symbolic messages without the physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus semaphore is a method of telegraphy, whereas pigeon post is not. Telegraphy requires that the method used for encoding the message be known to both sender and receiver. Many methods are designed according to the limits of the signalling medium used. The use of smoke signals, beacons, reflected light signals, and flag semaphore signals are early example