Summary: MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.
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.
A precipitate is the product of a precipitation reaction, when an insoluble compound is formed. Example: BaCl2 + Na2SO4 = BaSO4 + 2NaCl Barium sulfate is a white precipitate. precipitate is a solid compound that comes out of a solution, due  to either physical changes in the solution or to chemical changes  that form a new compound. Edit. Share to: Jake Weatherby.