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.
Military air marshallers use hand and body gestures to direct flight operations aboard aircraft carriers. A gesture is a form of non-verbal communication or non-vocal communication in which visible bodily actions communicate particular messages, either in place of, or in conjunction with, speech. Gestures include movement of the hands, face, or other parts of the body. Gestures differ from physical non-verbal communication that does not communicate specific messages, such as purely expressive displays, proxemics, or displays of joint attention. Gestures allow individuals to communicate a variety of feelings and thoughts, from contempt and hostility to approval and affection, often together with body language in addition to words when they speak. Gesture processing takes place in areas of the brain such as Broca's and Wernicke's areas, which are used by speech and sign language.