graupel

[ grou-puhl ]

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noun

snow pellets.

Origin of graupel

1885–90; <German; diminutive of Graupe hulled grain

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How to use graupel in a sentence

A stray shower can’t be ruled out — perhaps even a couple snowflakes or grains of frozen graupel mixed in somewhere nearby.
D.C.-area forecast: Wind chills in the 30s today but plentiful sunshine may help a bit | A. Camden Walker | November 19, 2021 | Washington Post
From the base local showers of rain or snow, occasionally of hail or graupel, usually fall.
Meteorology | Charles Fitzhugh Talman

British Dictionary definitions for graupel

graupel

/ (ˈɡraʊpəl) /

noun

soft hail or snow pellets

Origin of graupel

German, from Graupe, probably from Serbo-Croat krupa; related to Russian krupá peeled grain

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Scientific definitions for graupel

graupel

[ grou′pəl ]

A small, white ice particle that falls as precipitation and breaks apart easily when it lands on a surface. Also called snow pellet soft hail

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