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• Frost — is the solid deposition of water vapor from saturated air. It is formed when solid surfaces are cooled to below the dew point of the adjacent air. [cite web |url=http://www.weatherquestions.com/What causes frost.htm |title=What causes frost?… …   Wikipedia

• Frost boil — Mud boils near Lapporten, Sweden Frost boils (also known as mud boils, frost scars and mud circles [1]) are upwellings of mud that occur through frost heave and cryoturbation in permafrost areas, such as arctic and alpine regions. They are… …   Wikipedia

• Frost weathering — A rock in Abisko fractured (along existing joints) possibly by mechanical frost weathering or thermal stress Frost weathering is a collective name for several mechanical weathering processes induced by stresses created by the freezing of water… …   Wikipedia

• frost — I UK [frɒst] / US [frɔst] noun Word forms frost : singular frost plural frosts * 1) [uncountable] a thin white layer of ice that looks like powder and forms on things outside when the weather is very cold bushes covered with frost 2)… …   English dictionary

• frost — frost1 [ frɔst ] noun * 1. ) uncount a thin white layer of ice that looks like powder and forms on things outside when the weather is very cold: bushes covered with frost 2. ) count or uncount a period of weather cold enough to form frost: an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• frost over — verb become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane • Syn: ↑ice up, ↑ice over • Hypernyms: ↑change • Entailment: ↑freeze …   Useful english dictionary

• frost point — the temperature of the air at which hoarfrost begins to form. * * * ▪ meteorology       temperature, below 0° C (32° F), at which moisture in the air will condense as a layer of frost on any exposed surface. The frost point is analogous to the… …   Universalium

• frost — [frɒst] noun I 1) [U] a thin white layer of ice that looks like powder and that forms on things outside when the weather is very cold bushes covered with frost[/ex] 2) [C/U] a period of weather that is cold enough to form frost II verb [T]… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• frost·ed — /ˈfrɑːstəd/ adj 1 : having a dull surface that looks as if it is covered with frost frosted glass 2 chiefly US, of hair : having very small strips on the top layer of your hair that are lighter than the rest of your hair She has frosted bangs …   Useful english dictionary

• Robert Frost Trail (Massachusetts) — Infobox Hiking trail Name= Robert Frost Trail Photo= Bare Mountain Mount Holyoke Range.jpg Caption= The Robert Frost Trail now crosses the summit of Bare Mountain Location= Eastern Hampshire County and Franklin County, Massachusetts. Designation …   Wikipedia

• Active layer — In environments containing permafrost, the active layer is the top layer of soil that thaws during the summer and freezes again during the autumn. In all climates, whether they contain permafrost or not, the temperature in the lower levels of the …   Wikipedia