graupel
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Graupel_Falling.jpg/220px-Graupel_Falling.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Graupel, from German Graupe, from a Slavic language.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɡɹaʊpəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]graupel (countable and uncountable, plural graupels)
- (meteorology, uncountable) A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.
- Synonym: popcorn snow
- 1876 November 2, Nature:
- With increase in latitude and in height the fall of graupel increases and that of hail decreases
- (meteorology, countable) The result of this process, a small ball of rime.
- Synonym: snow pellet
Translations
[edit]supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake
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