snow crystal
noun
a crystal of ice sufficiently heavy to fall from the atmosphere.
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DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?
"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?
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decorum
Compare snowflake.
Origin of snow crystal
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby snow crystal
snow cave, snow cone, snow cover, snow crab, snow crust, snow crystal, snow day, snow devil, snow fence, snow gauge, snow goose
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Example sentences from the Web for snow crystal
The microscope gave me the same broken hexagonal prisms, mixed with tables closely resembling the snow-crystal.
Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack|Elisha Kent Kane