metaphor noun [C or U]. C2 an âexpression, often âfound in âliterature, that âdescribes a âperson or âobject by referring to something that is âconsidered to have âsimilar âcharacteristics to that âperson or âobject: The âmind is an âocean and the âcity is a âjungle are both metaphors.
A precipitate is an insoluble solid that emerges from a liquid solution. The emergence of the insoluble solid from solution is called precipitation. Often the precipitate emerges as a suspension.recipitates can form when two soluble salts react in solution to form one or more insoluble products-as discussed in the famous example below.
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.