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单词 frost flower
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Definition of frost flower in US English:

frost flower

noun
  • Any of a group of delicate clusters of ice crystals that form directly from water vapor, typically on the surface of sea ice.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The glittering spectacle of frost flowers is a common sight on sea ice during polar springtime when the arrival of sunlight sparks a chain of chemical reactions.
    • In fact one frost flower that I was taking a photo of all of a sudden went from a dull ice-blue to a bright gold - the sunshine shining through it.
    • Solar heat is undoubtably destructive to frost flowers and thus most are found in shaded spots.
    • This is significant, because it's the salt in frost flowers that could be important to climate change.
    • Each layer of ice is so thin that the total frost flower is almost weightless and will shatter like glass if touched.

Definition of frost flower in US English:

frost flower

noun
  • Any of a group of delicate clusters of ice crystals that form directly from water vapor, typically on the surface of sea ice.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is significant, because it's the salt in frost flowers that could be important to climate change.
    • The glittering spectacle of frost flowers is a common sight on sea ice during polar springtime when the arrival of sunlight sparks a chain of chemical reactions.
    • In fact one frost flower that I was taking a photo of all of a sudden went from a dull ice-blue to a bright gold - the sunshine shining through it.
    • Solar heat is undoubtably destructive to frost flowers and thus most are found in shaded spots.
    • Each layer of ice is so thin that the total frost flower is almost weightless and will shatter like glass if touched.
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