Why is rain called precipitation?

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2. What is a comfortable barometric pressure?
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4. How do you know when the barometric pressure drops?
5. Is low pressure hot or cold?
6. Why do I sleep better when it's cold?
7. Which element of weather is measured in millibars?
8. What is barometric pressure scale?
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10. At what pressure does it rain?

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7. #drizzle
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9. #becomes
10. #precipitation
11. #forms
12. #active
13. #saturated
14. #sleet
15. #precipitates
16. #typically
17. #water
18. #condenses
19. #process