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Word: Frazil
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from Canadian French frasil ‘snow floating in the water’, from French fraisil ‘cinders’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfreɪz(ɪ)l
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfraz(ɪ)l
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
frəˈzɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
soft or amorphous ice formed by the accumulation of ice crystals in water that is too turbulent to freeze solid.
Short Definition:soft or amorphous ice formed by accumulation of ice crystals in water
Variant Forms:
- frazil ice
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