hoarfrosts
White feathery ice
Hoarfrosts is the plural of hoarfrost—the feathery white ice crystals that form on cold surfaces when water vapor freezes directly without first becoming dew.
The word appears when distinguishing multiple instances or types: The hoarfrosts of late autumn gave way to true winter snow.
Granular ice deposit
- ice crystalsSolid water formations
- dew pointCondensation begins here
- sublimationSolid to gas directly
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
cold snap · winter weather · frozen dew · temperature inversion · clear skies · condensation · supercooled · meteorology
Absence of pigment
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- featheryLight and soft-textured
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- glitteringShining with small flashes
silvery · sparkling · intricate · needle-like · fernlike · plumes · ethereal · gossamer
Grassland for grazing
- fieldsExpanses for cultivation
- branchesLimbs of trees
- cobwebsAbandoned spider silk
- fencesBoundary structures around yards
windowpanes · rooftops · hedgerows · moorland · countryside · pastures · evergreens · bare trees
rime
Granular ice deposit
- ice crystalsSolid water formations
- dew pointCondensation begins here
- sublimationSolid to gas directly
humidity · cold snap · winter weather · frozen dew · temperature inversion · clear skies · condensation · supercooled · meteorology · anticyclone
white
Absence of pigment
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- featheryLight and soft-textured
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
glittering · silvery · sparkling · intricate · needle-like · fernlike · plumes · ethereal · gossamer · filigree
meadows
Grassland for grazing
fences · windowpanes · rooftops · hedgerows · moorland · countryside · pastures · evergreens · bare trees · spiderwebs
winter
Year's coldest quarter
melting · sunrise · transformation · impermanence · seasonal · nostalgic · wintry · poetic · romantic · Dickensian
hoarfrostsheat waves
Sustained extreme high temperatures
scorching heat · hot spells · blazing sun · tropical heat · thaw
hoarfrostsdew
Overnight surface condensation
condensation · evaporation · dewdrops · dryness · aridity