graupel

English

graupel fallen on the street

Etymology

Borrowing from German Graupel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹaʊpəl/

Noun

graupel (countable and uncountable, plural graupels)

1. (uncountable) A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.
2. (countable) The result of this process, a small ball of rime.

Synonyms

• (countable): snow pellet
• (uncountable): snow pellets
• (countable and uncountable): popcorn snow

Translations

supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake

• Bulgarian: суграшица (bg) f (sugrašica)

See also

• ice pellets
• sleet
• snow
• freezing rain

Anagrams

• earplug, plaguer