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snow pellets — precipitation, usually of brief duration, consisting of crisp, white, opaque ice particles, round or conical in shape and about two to five millimeters in diameter. Also called graupel, soft hail, tapioca snow. [1940 45] * * * snow pellets,… … Useful english dictionary
snow pellets — The precipitation of white and opaque grains of ice. These grains are spherical or sometimes conical; their diameter is about 0.1 to 0.2 in (2–5 mm) … Aviation dictionary
Снежная крупа (Snow pellets) — 4.31 Снежная крупа (Snow pellets) . Осадки в виде белых непрозрачных крупинок снега. Эти крупинки имеют сферическую или коническую форму; их диаметр составляет приблизительно 2 5 мм (0,08 0,2 дюйма). Сами крупинки хрупкие, легко ломаются; при… … Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации
Snow grains — are a form of precipitation characterized as: *white, opaque grains of ice *very small … Wikipedia
Snow — Snowfall redirects here. For other uses, see Snow (disambiguation) or Snowfall (disambiguation). Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. The process of… … Wikipedia
snow — snowless, adj. snowlike, adj. /snoh/, n. 1. Meteorol. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the… … Universalium
Snow — /snoh/, n. Sir Charles Percy (C. P. Snow), 1905 80, English novelist and scientist. [1665 75] * * * I Solid form of water that crystallizes in the atmosphere and falls to the Earth, covering about 23% of the Earth s surface either permanently or… … Universalium
snow — A type of water vapor that changes directly into crystals of ice flakes when frozen in the upper air. It is called snow flurries if the snow showers for a brief period and the snow is very light. It is called snow grains if the snow falls as… … Aviation dictionary
snow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. snowfall, snowflake, flurry; snowstorm, blizzard; snowslide, drift, avalanche; hail, sleet. v. snow in or under; swamp, flood, inundate; slang, impress, flatter, do a snow job on. See cold, flattery.… … English dictionary for students
Types of snow — Hoar frost that grows on the snow surface due to water vapor moving up through the snow on cold, clear nights Types of snow can be designated by the shape of its flakes, description of how it is falling, and by how it collects on the ground. A… … Wikipedia
