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Meaning of "precipice" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRECIPICE

From Latin praecipitium steep place, from praeceps headlong.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PRECIPICE

precipice  [ˈprɛsɪpɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRECIPICE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Precipice is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRECIPICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

precipice

Cliff

In geography and geology, a cliff is a vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. Cliffs are usually formed by rock that is resistant to erosion and weathering. Sedimentary rocks most likely to form cliffs include sandstone, limestone, chalk, and dolomite. Igneous rocks such as granite and basalt also often form cliffs. An escarpment is a type of cliff, formed by the movement of a geologic fault, or a landslide. Most cliffs have some form of scree slope at their base. In arid areas or under high cliffs, these are generally exposed jumbles of fallen rock. In areas of higher moisture, a soil slope may obscure the talus. Many cliffs also feature tributary waterfalls or rock shelters. Sometimes a cliff peters out at the end of a ridge, with tea tables or other types of rock columns remaining. Coastal erosion may lead to the formation of sea cliffs along a receding coastline. The Ordnance Survey distinguishes between cliffs and outcrops.

Definition of precipice in the English dictionary

The first definition of precipice in the dictionary is the steep sheer face of a cliff or crag. Other definition of precipice is the cliff or crag itself. Precipice is also a precarious situation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRECIPICE


Apis
ˈɑːpɪs
aspis
ˈæspɪs
auspice
ˈɔːspɪs
coppice
ˈkɒpɪs
cuspis
ˈkʌspɪs
hospice
ˈhɒspɪs
kalpis
ˈkælpɪs
Kempis
ˈkɛmpɪs
lapis
ˈlæpɪs
nephrolepis
ˌnɛfrəˈliːpɪs
piss
pɪs
Puppis
ˈpʌpɪs
Serapis
ˈsɛrəpɪs
sinopis
sɪˈnəʊpɪs
tappice
ˈtæpɪs
Thespis
ˈθɛspɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRECIPICE

precipe
precipiced
precipitability
precipitable
precipitance
precipitancy
precipitant
precipitantly
precipitantness
precipitate
precipitately
precipitateness
precipitation
precipitation hardening
precipitative
precipitator
precipitin
precipitinogen
precipitous
precipitously

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRECIPICE

advice
Alice
allspice
at a price
at any price
bespice
chief of police
choice
customer service
device
dice
ice
justice
malice
mixed spice
nice
notice
overspice
pice
spice

Synonyms and antonyms of precipice in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRECIPICE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «precipice» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of precipice

Translation of «precipice» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRECIPICE

Find out the translation of precipice to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of precipice from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «precipice» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

悬崖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

precipicio
570 millions of speakers

English

precipice
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

करारा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهاوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пропасть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

precipício
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

précipice
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jurang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abgrund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

絶壁
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

절벽
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pring
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செங்குத்து பாறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गरुड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uçurum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

precipizio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przepaść
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прірву
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prăpastie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γκρεμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afgrond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stup
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stupet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of precipice

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECIPICE»

The term «precipice» is regularly used and occupies the 68.458 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECIPICE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «precipice» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «precipice» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about precipice

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10 QUOTES WITH «PRECIPICE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word precipice.
1
Giacomo Casanova
My errors will point to thinking men the various roads, and will teach them the great art of treading on the brink of the precipice without falling into it.
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Richard Dooling
We are still fearful, superstitious and all-too-human creatures. At times, we forget the magnitude of the havoc we can wreak by off-loading our minds onto super-intelligent machines, that is, until they run away from us, like mad sorcerers' apprentices, and drag us up to the precipice for a look down into the abyss.
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Richard Dooling
At times, we forget the magnitude of the havoc we can wreak by off-loading our minds onto super-intelligent machines, that is, until they run away from us, like mad sorcerers' apprentices, and drag us up to the precipice for a look down into the abyss.
4
Luis de Guindos
I don't know if we're on the edge of the precipice, but we're in a very, very, very difficult situation.
5
Robinson Jeffers
Pleasure is the carrot dangled to lead the ass to market; or the precipice.
6
Jessica Lange
I like playing characters who are out there on the edge, where they can explode at any moment or fall off the precipice.
7
Sean Lennon
We live in a pretty bleak time. I feel that in the air. Everything is uncertain. Everything feels like its on the precipice of some major transformation, whether we like it or not.
8
Ryan Phillippe
Home life's great, man. The kids are great, happy and healthy. I've reached this sort of wonderful precipice.
9
J. F. Powers
He suddenly found himself on the precipice of utility.
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Zachary Quinto
We are witnessing an enormous shift of collective consciousness throughout the world. We are at the precipice of great transformation within our culture and government.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRECIPICE»

Discover the use of precipice in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to precipice and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dancing to the Precipice
In this compelling biography, Caroline Moorehead illuminates the extraordinary life and remarkable achievements of this strong, witty, elegant, opinionated, and dynamic woman who survived personal tragedy, including the loss of six children ...
Caroline Moorehead, 2009
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The Precipice
What happens when an obsession takes over and there is no one to hold you back?
Virginia Duigan, 2011
3
Precipice: A Novel of Lust and Lies
Set in the gorgeous landscape of the Mediterranean coast in the late 1940s, with an outrageous cast of characters, Precipice is the riveting story of two women haunted by their pasts and flirting with catastrophe.
Katherine Baccaro, 2007
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Challenging Legitimacy at the Precipice of Energy Calamity
Rather, this book is about political responses to global environmental crisis at a crucial turning point in history, by focusing on the political discourses surrounding the tar sands in Alberta, Canada.
Debra J. Davidson, Mike Gismondi, 2011
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Precipice or Crossroads?: Where America's Great Public ...
In Precipice or Crossroads? top experts in higher education address a broad range of issues central to the question of whether the quality of these institutions—and of American life and democracy—can be sustained.
Daniel Mark Fogel, Elizabeth Malson-Huddle, 2012
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The Precipice
Once, Dan Randolph was one of the richest men on Earth.
Ben Bova, 2001
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Precipice
She wished she could obliterate that past from her life and her son's. In Precipice, Susan Nkwentie Nde, in her first novel, has a way of weaving past intrigues and present emotions to keep all guessing about what will be.
Susan Nkwentie Nde, 2008
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At the Precipice of Poverty: A Croydon Chronicle
This is the story of life in a street in Croydon in 1907. It is also the story of a young man's dream - to leave that street with all its violence, drunkenness and poverty behind, and to give his parents a better life.
D. T. Blakeley, 2001
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Freud on a Precipice: How Freud's Fate Pushed Psychoanalysis ...
Freud on a Precipice is a psychoanalytic detective story that takes the reader back to the generally unappreciated, yet single most important turning point in the history of psychoanalysis: Freuds decision following the death of his father ...
Robert Langs, 2010
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At the Precipice: Americans North and South during the ...
Bowman explores the different ways in which Americans, North and South, black and white, understood their interests, rights, and honor during the secession period.
Shearer Davis Bowman, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRECIPICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term precipice is used in the context of the following news items.
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Base jumper embarks on epic adventure to return lost iPhone
... he returned to the cliff, rappelled down, retrieved the broken phone and then scratched and swore his way back to the precipice. Chelsea's ... «Yahoo7 News, Jul 15»
2
Meet the New Spider-Man Director
... just by putting semiautomatic rifles in the hands of children, who react as boys on the precipice of teenagedom might: By pointing guns at one ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
3
Pan Am Games whet Olympic appetites
And while some of our teams expected better results -- soccer in particular -- other teams excelled and showed they were on the precipice of ... «Timmins Times, Jul 15»
4
Malaysia's DPM urges Najib to explain 1MDB scandal
"We are at a precipice. You either let the nation fall down that precipice or you are going to pull it back from the edge," said Ms Ambiga, ... «Channel News Asia, Jul 15»
5
FTSE 100 warning levels revealed
... the index trades near term below 6,540, "it's fairly easy to imagine weakness to an initial 6,505 with secondary at a precipice skimming 6,443. «Interactive Investor, Jul 15»
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Opinion: Canada's suicide rate stats troubling
That is to say, how many do not fall from the precipice, but only by clinging desperately to it on a moment-to-moment basis rather than standing ... «Regina Leader-Post, Jul 15»
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Biden announces American Institute for Manufacturing Photonics
“We've gone from crisis to recovery to (the) precipice of resurgence and that's what this institute is going to be about,” he added. «Rochester Business Journal, Jul 15»
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The Australian dollar is 'smashed' and teetering over the US70c …
The Australian dollar is 'smashed' and teetering over the US70c precipice. Stephen Koukoulas. The dollar's fall of more than 35c from its recent ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Soundbites: The Precipice Downsizes (For Now)
Whither the Precipice? Last week, we reported that, after much hemming, hawing and general I-dunno-ing, the Radio Bean-curated festival ... «Seven Days, Jul 15»
10
Gold majors skating close to the precipice
The latest gold price declines are putting even the majors close to loss-making territory, and the industry's long-term future could be seriously ... «Mineweb, Jul 15»

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