Summary: MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: precipitously, sharply(adverb) very suddenly and to a great degree. conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate; prices rose sharply. precipitously(adverb) abruptly; in a precipitous manner. the mountains rose precipitously from the shore.
Medical Definition of PRECIPITATION. 1. a: the process of forming a precipitate from a solution b: the process of precipitating or removing solid or liquid particles from a smoke or gas by electrical means. 2.: precipitate.ull Definition of PRECIPITATION. 1. : the quality or state of being precipitate: hastiness. 2. : an act, process, or instance of precipitating; especially: the process of forming a precipitate.