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Rime — is a coating of ice:*Hard rime, white ice that forms when water droplets in fog freeze to the outer surfaces of objects, such as trees *Soft rime, similar to hard rime, but feathery and milky in appearanceRime is also an alternate spelling of… … Wikipedia
rime — rime1 rimeless, adj. /ruym/, n., v., rimed, riming. n. 1. Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Cf. frost (def. 2),… … Universalium
Fog — For other uses, see Fog (disambiguation). Part of the Nature series on Weather Calendar seasons Spring … Wikipedia
rime ice — A type of icing that can be called a freezing fog. It forms as a thick, frosty deposit when objects with subfreezing temperatures encounter a fog. In such a case, the minute fog droplets freeze and adhere to the cold surface. It can also occur… … Aviation dictionary
fog — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mist, smog, vapor, haze, cloud; uncertainty, obscurity. See cloudiness, moisture. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Vapor near the earth] Syn. mist, haze, smog, exhalation, murk, cloud, nebula, film, steam, wisp … English dictionary for students
rime — I. noun Etymology: Middle English rim, from Old English hrīm; akin to Old Norse hrīm frost Date: before 12th century 1. frost 1b 2. an accumulation of granular ice tufts on the windward sides of exposed objects that is formed from supercooled fog … New Collegiate Dictionary
rime — rime1 [rʌɪm] noun (also rime ice) frost formed on cold objects by the rapid freezing of water vapour in cloud or fog. ↘literary hoar frost. verb literary cover with hoar frost. Origin OE hrīm, of Gmc origin. rime2 noun & verb archaic spelling of… … English new terms dictionary
rime — I. /raɪm / (say ruym) noun, verb (t), verb (i) (rimed, riming) → rhyme. II. /raɪm / (say ruym) noun 1. a rough, white icy covering deposited on trees, etc., somewhat resembling white frost, but formed only from fog or vapour bearing air. –verb… …
rime — n. frost; hoar frost; ice formed from supercooled fog or cloud; v.t. cover with rime. ♦ rimy, a … Dictionary of difficult words
rime — 1. n. & v. n. 1 frost, esp. formed from cloud or fog. 2 poet. hoar frost. v.tr. cover with rime. Etymology: OE hrim 2. archaic var. of RHYME … Useful english dictionary
rime — noun /raɪm/ a) ice formed by the rapid freezing of cold water droplets of fog onto a cold surface. b) a coating or sheet of ice so formed. Syn: hoarfrost … Wiktionary
