- ice, frost
- جَمَدٌ \ ice, frost. \ _(field) Meteor.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
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Frost — is the solid deposition of water vapor from saturated air. It is formed when solid surfaces are cooled to below the dew point of the adjacent air. [cite web |url=http://www.weatherquestions.com/What causes frost.htm |title=What causes frost?… … Wikipedia
Frost weathering — A rock in Abisko fractured (along existing joints) possibly by mechanical frost weathering or thermal stress Frost weathering is a collective name for several mechanical weathering processes induced by stresses created by the freezing of water… … Wikipedia
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
frost — frost1 [frɔst US fro:st] n [: Old English; Origin:; related to freeze] 1.) [U and C] very cold weather, when water freezes late/early/first frost ▪ Even in May we can sometimes get a late frost. hard/heavy/sharp/severe frost (=extremely cold… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 Accretion Indicator — The Ice Accretion Indicator is an L shaped piece of aluminium 38 cm (15.0 in) long by 5 cm (2.0 in) wide. It is used to indicate the formation of ice, frost or the presence of freezing rain or freezing drizzle.It is normally attached to a… … Wikipedia
Ice-minus bacteria — is a nickname given to a variant of the common bacterium Pseudomonas syringae ( P. syringae ). This strain of P. syringae lacks the ability to produce a certain surface protein, usually found on wild type ice plus P. syringae . The ice plus… … Wikipedia
Frost flower — Frost flowers is the name commonly given to a condition in which thin layers of ice are extruded from long stemmed plants in autumn or early winter. The thin layers of ice are often formed into exquisite patterns that curl into petals that… … Wikipedia
Frost heaving — (or frost heave) occurs when soil expands and contracts due to freezing and thawing. This process can damage plant roots through breaking or desiccation, cause cracks in pavement, and damage the foundations of buildings, even below the frost line … Wikipedia
Frost — (fr[o^]st; 115), n. [OE. frost, forst, AS. forst, frost. fr. fre[ o]san to freeze; akin to D. varst, G., OHG., Icel., Dan., & Sw. frost. [root]18. See {Freeze}, v. i.] 1. The act of freezing; applied chiefly to the congelation of water;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Frost bearer — Frost Frost (fr[o^]st; 115), n. [OE. frost, forst, AS. forst, frost. fr. fre[ o]san to freeze; akin to D. varst, G., OHG., Icel., Dan., & Sw. frost. [root]18. See {Freeze}, v. i.] 1. The act of freezing; applied chiefly to the congelation of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
