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FROST SNOW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does frost snow mean?
• FROST SNOW (noun)
The noun FROST SNOW has 1 sense:
1. small crystals of ice
Familiarity information: FROST SNOW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small crystals of ice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
diamond dust; frost mist; frost snow; ice crystal; ice needle; poudrin; snow mist
Hypernyms ("frost snow" is a kind of...):
crystal (a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure)
Meronyms (substance of "frost snow"):
H2O; water (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)
Holonyms ("frost snow" is a part of...):
downfall; precipitation (the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist))
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