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Question

In this questions please tell me what the word "precipitates" means.

"What precipitates the argument between the little prince and the pilot?"

Answer 1

first of all anyone can answer that quetion. its not only for smart people. and i' am not smart but i can answer that quetion. and trust me i 'm only 14 a freshman from high school.

1)Precipitation is the condensation of a solid from a solution during a chemical reaction. This occurs when the solution is supersaturated, whereupon the solid forms from the solute phase, and usually sinks to the bottom of the solution.

2) i don't know that answer to number two and i bet anyone can answer that.
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Answer 2

In this sense, the word precipitate means to contribute to, to cause, to lead to, or to start.

What lead to the argument between the little prince and the pilot?

Answer 3

precipitates - brings about, especially abruptly . . . in other words caused or initiated the argument

Answer 4

As you can see from the definitions below, in the sense of the second sentence it means to cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely.

v. pre·cip·i·tat·ed, pre·cip·i·tat·ing, pre·cip·i·tates

v. tr.

To throw from or as if from a great height; hurl downward: "The finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below" (Thornton Wilder).

To cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely.

Meteorology To cause (water vapor) to condense and fall from the air as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Chemistry To cause (a solid substance) to be separated from a solution.

v. intr.

Meteorology To condense and fall from the air as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Chemistry To be separated from a solution as a solid.

To fall or be thrown headlong: an ailing economy that precipitated into ruin despite foreign intervention.

adj. (-tÄ­t)

Moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong.

Acting with or marked by excessive haste and lack of due deliberation. See Synonyms at impetuous, reckless.
Occurring suddenly or unexpectedly.

n. (-tāt', -tĭt)

Chemistry A solid or solid phase separated from a solution.

A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action.


[Latin praecipitāre, praecipitāt-, to throw headlong, from praeceps, praecipit-, headlong : prae-, pre- + caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]