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  • firn snow — noun see firn …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • firn — noun or firn snow ˈfi(ə)rn ( s) Etymology: German, from German dialect (Switzerland) firn of or relating to the previous year, from Old High German firni old; akin to Old English fyrn, firn former, ancient, Gothic fairneis old, Old Norse fyrnd… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Firn — is partially compacted névé, a type of snow that has been left over from past seasons and has been recrystallized into a substance denser than névé. It is ice that is at an intermediate stage between snow and glacial ice. Firn has the appearance… …   Wikipedia

  • firn — consolidated snow, the raw material of glaciers, 1853, lit. last year s snow, névé, from Ger. Firn, from Swiss dial. firn of last year, from M.H.G. virne old, from O.H.G. firni, related to O.E. fyrn old, Goth. fairns of last year, from P.Gmc.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • firn — [firn] n. [Ger < firn, of last year, old, akin to OE fyrn, former < IE base * per , beyond > FAR, FIRST] the granular snow, not in a completely compacted mass, that accumulates at the top of a glacier …   English World dictionary

  • firn|i|fi|ca|tion — «FIHR nuh fuh KAY shuhn», noun. conversion of snow into névé; process which results in firn …   Useful english dictionary

  • firn — /fearn/, n. névé. [1850 55; < G (Swiss), n. use of firn last year s, old; c. OE fyrn former, ancient, Goth fairneis; akin to ON forn ancient. See BEFORE] * * * ▪ geology (German: “of last year”),also called  Névé,         partially compacted… …   Universalium

  • 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

  • firn —   partially packed snow which lasts through at least one summer. The partial melting of the upper layer increases the density of the snow below. After a couple of decades of compaction and the addition of meltwater to squeeze out air, the firn… …   Geography glossary

  • firn — noun A type of old snow which has gone through multiple thaw and refreeze cycles and thus is made of numerous small icy grains, though it is not nearly as saturated with water as snow cone slush is; can be hard or somewhat soft depending on… …   Wiktionary

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