crystals of ice

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• 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 crystals — Meteorol. precipitation consisting of small, slowly falling crystals of ice. Also called ice needles. [1840 50] * * * …   Universalium

• ice crystals — Meteorol. precipitation consisting of small, slowly falling crystals of ice. Also called ice needles. [1840 50] …   Useful english dictionary

• ice needle — noun small crystals of ice • Syn: ↑ice crystal, ↑snow mist, ↑diamond dust, ↑poudrin, ↑frost snow, ↑frost mist • Hypernyms: ↑crystal • …   Useful english dictionary

• ice crystal — noun small crystals of ice • Syn: ↑snow mist, ↑diamond dust, ↑poudrin, ↑ice needle, ↑frost snow, ↑frost mist • Hypernyms: ↑crystal • …   Useful english dictionary

• ice feathers — a delicate structure of crystals of ice that builds on the windward side of objects. Also called frost feathers. * * * …   Universalium

• ice feathers — noun plural : rime I 2 * * * a delicate structure of crystals of ice that builds on the windward side of objects. Also called frost feathers …   Useful english dictionary

• Ice crystals — small crystalline form of ice including hexagonal columns, hexagonal plates, dendritic crystals, and diamond dust.Temperature and water vapor humidity determine crystalline forms. Ice crystals are responsible for various atmospheric optics… …   Wikipedia

• Ice-nine — is a fictional material conceived by writer Kurt Vonnegut in his novel Cat s Cradle . It is supposed to be a more stable polymorph of water than common ice (Ice Ih) which instead of melting at 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit), melts at 45.8°C… …   Wikipedia

• Ice algae — is a general term used to describe all the various types of algal communities encountered in annual and multi year sea ice. The ice algal communities play an important role in primary production and are therefore considered an important part of… …   Wikipedia

• Ice-minus bacteria — is a nickname given to a variant of the common bacterium Pseudomonas syringae ( P. syringae ). This strain of P. syringae lacks the ability to produce a certain surface protein, usually found on wild type ice plus P. syringae . The ice plus… …   Wikipedia