noun
graupel
Graupel (noun) means Precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets accumulate on a snowflake.
noun
1
Precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets accumulate on a snowflake.
2
A tiny frozen pellet of soft ice made in this way.
"It is established that graupels and hailstones are cone-shaped with rounded apexes and that they become egg-shaped as a result of growth during descent."
— Donald G. Yerg (1951)
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Etymology
Borrowed from German Graupel(wetter), literally “graupel (weather)”. Graupel is itself a back-formation from graupeln (“to hail (with soft hailstones)”) plus -el (a diminutive suffix); and graupeln in turn comes from Graupe (“hulled grain, pearl barley”), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *krūpà (“grainy substance; groats; hail”) and Proto-Indo-European *krewp-, plus -eln (a suffix forming verbs, often with a diminutive or frequentative sense).
Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of graupel?
"graupel" (noun) means precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets accumulate on a snowflake.
What are the different meanings of graupel?
"graupel" has 2 main meanings: 1. Precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets accumulate on a snowflake; 2. A tiny frozen pellet of soft ice made in this way.
