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• ice — iceless, adj. icelike, adj. /uys/, n., v., iced, icing, adj. n. 1. the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water. 2. the frozen surface of a body of water. 3. any substance resembling frozen water: camphor ice …   Universalium

• ice in lakes and rivers — Introduction       a sheet or stretch of ice forming on the surface of lakes and rivers when the temperature drops below freezing (0° C [32° F]). The nature of the ice formations may be as simple as a floating layer that gradually thickens, or it …   Universalium

• ice — [īs] n. [ME is < OE īs, akin to Ger eis (OHG īs), Dan is, ON iss < IE base * eis, * ein > Avestan isu , icy, OSlav inej, snow flurry] 1. the glassy, brittle, crystalline form of water made solid by cold; frozen water 2. a piece, layer,… …   English World dictionary

• Sea ice — is largely formed from seawater that freezes. Because the oceans consist of saltwater, this occurs below the freezing point of pure water, at about 1.8 °C (28.8 °F). Sea ice may be contrasted with icebergs, which are chunks of ice shelves or… …   Wikipedia

• sea ice — Ice formed from frozen seawater in polar regions. Most sea ice occurs as pack ice, which drifts across the ocean surface; other types of sea ice include fast ice, which is attached to coasts and sometimes the seafloor or between grounded icebergs …   Universalium

• ice formation — Any mass of ice that occurs on the Earth s continents or surface waters. Such masses form wherever substantial amounts of liquid water freeze and remain in the solid state for some period of time. Examples include glaciers, icebergs, sea ice, and …   Universalium

• Ice bath — Champion weightlifter Karyn Marshall took an ice bath after an event in 2011. In sports therapy, an ice bath or sometimes a cold water immersion or cold therapy is a training regimen usually following a period of intense exercise[1] …   Wikipedia

• ice — ice1 W3S2 [aıs] n [: Old English; Origin: is] 1.) [U] water that has frozen into a solid state →↑icy ▪ Would you like some ice in your drink? ▪ Her hands were as cold as ice. ▪ Spring flowers pushed through the slowly melting ice. ▪ The city… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ice — 1 /aIs/ noun 1 (U) water that has frozen into a solid state: Would you like some ice in your drink? | The wind blew the snow across the ice on the lake. | Her hands were as cold as ice. 2 keep/put something on ice to do nothing about a plan or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• ice — [[t]aɪs[/t]] n. v. iced, ic•ing 1) mer the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water 2) mer the frozen surface of a body of water 3) any substance resembling frozen water: camphor ice[/ex] 4) a frozen dessert made of sweetened water …   From formal English to slang

• ice — /aɪs / (say uys) noun 1. the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water. 2. the frozen surface of a body of water. 3. any substance resembling this: camphor ice. 4. ice cream. 5. a frozen dessert made of sweetened water and fruit… …