Graupel — meaning in English

English meaning

• graupel noun A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.
• hail noun Small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky during a storm.
• sleet noun A wintry mix of rain and snow, or small pellets of ice formed from partly frozen raindrops.

Senses

Graupel is used for these senses in English:

• graupel (uncountable) A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.
• sleet (chiefly, United States) Pellets of ice made of mostly-frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.

graupel — full definition

1. noun A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.
2. noun A small ball of rime resulting from this process.

hail — full definition

1. noun Small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky during a storm.
2. noun A large number of things arriving quickly and forcefully, one after another.
3. verb To greet someone or call out to get their attention, often to praise or welcome them.
4. verb To come from a particular place originally.

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