snow grains
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of snow grains
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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Spherical snow grains would absorb more sunlight and melt more snow; the odd shapes of real flakes reflect more sunlight and melt less snow.
From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2023
These include warming temperatures, pollution, dust and even the shape of snow grains as they pack together on the ground.
From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2023
Earlier this year, Hao and colleagues noted that the varied shapes of real snow grains make snow melt more slowly than in models where grains are assumed to be uniformly spherical.
From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2023
Radar, in theory, can penetrate the surface of a blanket of snow and return an accurate picture of its density by detailing the shape and size of snow grains and how densely packed they are.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2017
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