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рассыпчатый снег
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
Powdery — Pow der*y, a. 1. Easily crumbling to pieces; friable; loose; as, a powdery spar. [1913 Webster] 2. Sprinkled or covered with powder; dusty; as, the powdery bloom on plums. [1913 Webster] 3. Resembling powder; consisting of powder. The powdery… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
powdery — [[t]pa͟ʊdəri[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is powdery looks or feels like powder. A couple of inches of dry, powdery snow had fallen … English dictionary
powdery — adjective 1. consisting of fine particles (Freq. 1) powdered cellulose powdery snow pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding • Syn: ↑powdered, ↑pulverized, ↑pulverised, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
powdery — adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. resembling or consisting of powder < powdery snow > b. easily reduced to powder ; crumbling 2. covered with or as if with powder … New Collegiate Dictionary
powdery — pow|der|y [ˈpaudəri] adj 1.) like powder or easily broken into powder ▪ powdery snow 2.) covered with powder … Dictionary of contemporary English
powdery — pow|der|y [ paudəri ] adjective like powder: powdery snow … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
powdery — UK [ˈpaʊd(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈpaʊdərɪ] adjective like powder powdery snow … English dictionary
snow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, thick ▪ fine, light ▪ The plants were covered in fine snow. ▪ deep ▪ … Collocations dictionary
powdery — adj. Powdery is used with these nouns: ↑snow, ↑substance … Collocations dictionary
powdery — adjective 1 like powder or easily broken into powder: The snow was dry and powdery. 2 covered with powder … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
powdery — powder ► NOUN 1) fine dry particles produced by the grinding, crushing, or disintegration of a solid substance. 2) a cosmetic in this form applied to a person s face. 3) dated a medicine in this form. 4) loose, dry, newly fallen snow. 5)… … English terms dictionary