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Precipitation [phenomenon]
Water in some solid or liquid form (the Precipitation) falls from the sky at a particular Place and Time, lasting for a particular Duration. The Rate or Quantity of precipitation may also be indicated.
It rained in Berkeley yesterday.
It rained in Berkeley yesterday.
Properties
- ID
- #314
- Entry
- frm_precipitation
- Namespace
- Eventive.Phenomenon
- FrameNet version
- Precipitation (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
- —
- English name
- Precipitation
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place |
The area which experiences precipitation.
|
category
locative_relation
|
— |
| Precipitation |
The water in liquid or solid form that falls from the sky is the Precipitation. This FE is incorporated in many LUs in this frame.
|
— | — |
| Time |
When the event occurs.
It will probably be raining at five o'clock. |
category
time
|
— |
Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration |
The amount of time for which the precipitation event lasts.
|
category
duration
|
— |
| Manner |
The way in which the precipitation falls.
It drizzled softly. |
category
manner
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| Quantity |
The Quantity is the amount of Precipitation that has fallen in a precipitation event or events. It is usually measured as the height that the Precipitation attains if prevented from further movement.
It rained six inches last night. |
category
quantity
|
— |
| Rate |
The Quantity of Precipitation that falls within a certain Duration.
It rains only half an inch per year around here. |
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| Temperature |
This FE identifies the temperature of the precipitation.
I was standing in the cool drizzle. |
category
temperature
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explanation |
The Explanation is the reason for the precipitation event.
It rains because of high humidity. |
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| Frequency |
This frame element is defined as the number of times an event occurs per some unit of time.
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Lexical Units (22)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| downpour.n | — | COD: a heavy fall of rain. |
| drizzle.n | — | COD: light rain falling in very fine drops. |
| drizzle.v | — | COD: rain lightly. |
| hail.n | — | COD: pellets of frozen rain falling in showers from cumulonimbus clouds. |
| hail.v | — | COD: hail falls. |
| precipitation.n | — | COD: rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to or condenses on the ground. |
| precipitation.n | — | FN: the overall event (e.g., storm) in which rain, snow, sleet, or hail is falling to the ground |
| rain event.n | — | FN: the overall event (e.g., storm) in which rain is falling to the ground |
| rain.n | — | COD: the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. |
| rain.v | — | COD: rain falls. |
| rainfall.n | — | COD: the fall of rain. |
| shower.n | — | COD: a brief and usually light fall of rain or snow. |
| shower.v | — | FN: rain briefly and lightly |
| sleet.n | — | COD: rain containing some ice, or snow melting as it falls. |
| sleet.v | — | COD: sleet falls. |
| snow.n | — | COD: atmospheric water vapour frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer. |
| snow.n | — | FN: the overall event in which snow falls from the sky |
| snow.v | — | COD: snow falls. |
| snowfall.n | — | COD: a fall of snow. |
| sprinkle.v | — | COD: rain very lightly. |
| torrent.n | — | COD: a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid |
| torrential.a | — | FN: strong, plentiful and fast-moving, as a torrent |
None.
None.
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