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• rime ice — A type of icing that can be called a freezing fog. It forms as a thick, frosty deposit when objects with subfreezing temperatures encounter a fog. In such a case, the minute fog droplets freeze and adhere to the cold surface. It can also occur… …   Aviation dictionary

• rime — rime1 rimeless, adj. /ruym/, n., v., rimed, riming. n. 1. Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Cf. frost (def. 2),… …   Universalium

• Ice detector — An ice detector is an optical transducer probe available for aviation purposes. It has no moving parts, is completely solid and its principle of operation is entirely optical. Intrusive to the airstream and hermetically sealed, it uses un… …   Wikipedia

• rime — rime1 [rʌɪm] noun (also rime ice) frost formed on cold objects by the rapid freezing of water vapour in cloud or fog. ↘literary hoar frost. verb literary cover with hoar frost. Origin OE hrīm, of Gmc origin. rime2 noun & verb archaic spelling of… …   English new terms dictionary

• Rime — is a coating of ice:*Hard rime, white ice that forms when water droplets in fog freeze to the outer surfaces of objects, such as trees *Soft rime, similar to hard rime, but feathery and milky in appearanceRime is also an alternate spelling of… …   Wikipedia

• rime — [raım] n [U] literary [: Old English; Origin: hrim] ↑frost (=powdery ice) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Ice — This article is about water ice. For the broader concept of ices as used in the planetary sciences, see volatiles. For other uses, see Ice (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• ice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. frost, rime; glacier; sherbet; icicle; slang, diamonds. v. freeze, chill. See cold. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. frost, crystal, hail, icicle, glacier, floe, ice cube, dry ice, black ice, white ice, chunk… …   English dictionary for students

• rime — I. noun Etymology: Middle English rim, from Old English hrīm; akin to Old Norse hrīm frost Date: before 12th century 1. frost 1b 2. an accumulation of granular ice tufts on the windward sides of exposed objects that is formed from supercooled fog …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ice — 1. noun 1) a roof covered with ice Syn: frozen water, icicles; black ice, frost, rime, glaze 2) the ice in her voice Syn: coldness, coolness, frost, frostiness, iciness; hostil …   Thesaurus of popular words

• ice — n 1. frozen water, frost, hoarfrost, rime; sleet, hail; icicle, iceberg, floe, glacier; (all in drinks) ice cubes, crushed ice, Inf. rocks. 2. sherbet, Italian ice, ice milk, ice cream, Trademark.Popsicle. 3. icing, frosting, glaze. 4. stiffness …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder