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View synonyms for firn
firn
[ feern ]
firn
/ fɪən /
firn
/ fîrn /
- Granular, partially consolidated snow that has passed through one summer melt season but is not yet glacial ice. Firn becomes glacial ice once it has become impermeable to liquid water.
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of firn1
C19: from German (Swiss dialect) firn of the previous year, from Old High German firni old
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Example Sentences
The small firn also rises with a common footstalk from the radix and are from four to eight in number.
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Firn, firn, or fern, n. snow on high glaciers while still granular—the French nv.
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