Hyphenation of precipitation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word precipitation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 5 syllables as shown below.

pre-cip-i-ta-tion

Definitions of precipitation:

1.	The quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time The storm brought several inches of precipitation
2.	The process of forming a chemical precipitate
3.	The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
4.	The act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
5.	An unexpected acceleration or hastening He is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise
6.	Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) He soon regretted his haste

Synonyms of precipitation:

noun	indefinite quantity
noun	chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
noun	downfall, weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition
noun	drop, fall
noun	acceleration
noun	haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, speed, swiftness, fastness

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.