Graupel

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See snow pellet.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.
  • n. The result of this process, a small ball of rime.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A form of soft hail or half-melted snow or sleet.
  • Word Usage
    "But even below that, there was the type of frozen precipitation known as graupel, which "certainly looked like real snow," said Stuart Seto, a specialist at the weather service."
    Cross Reference
    sleet    snow    ice pellets    freezing rain