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ice crystals
plural noun
Meteorology.
- precipitation consisting of small, slowly falling crystals of ice.
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of ice crystals1
First recorded in 1840–50
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When light enters a snowflake, the complex structure of the ice crystals scatter the light into the seven colours of the rainbow.
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Churning at a slower speed, as you would typically for gelato, also increases the size of ice crystals.
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The dust promotes the formation of ice crystals in the clouds.
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Velocity measurements show the ice crystals and snowflakes are either suspended high up or are falling slowly.
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It was so cold that the instant I stepped inside — wearing a face mask, earmuffs and mittens for protection — ice crystals began to form on my nose and snowflakes fell from the ceiling.
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