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hoar frost

A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

hoar frost A deposit of patterned (‘feathers’, ‘needles’, ‘spines’, etc.) ice crystals on surfaces chilled by radiation cooling. The feature is seen particularly well on vegetation. The ice is derived from the sublimation of water vapour on surfaces, as well as from frozen dew.

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hoar frost

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

hoar frost Deposit of patterned (‘feathers’, ‘needles’, ‘spines’, etc.) ice crystals on surfaces chilled by radiation cooling. The feature is seen particularly well on vegetation. The ice is derived from the sublimation of water vapour on surfaces, as well as from frozen dew.

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hoar frost

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

hoar frost •accost, cost, frost, lost, Prost, riposte •teleost • Pentecost • oncost • glasnost •compost • star-crossed • hoar frost •permafrost

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	MIDLAND: Hoar frost and snow can't stop the downhill racers.(News) Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 12/30/2005
	Protection against frost on the overhead power lines.(Report) Magazine article from: Annals of DAAAM & Proceedings; 1/1/2010
	GARDENING; High cost of heavy frost.(Features) Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 12/6/1997