white frost

Ice crystal coating

White frost is frost that appears as a white coating of ice crystals on surfaces, formed when water vapor freezes directly onto cold objects.

The term distinguishes this common, visible frost from black frost, which damages plants without leaving a white deposit.

The white frost on the windshield meant scraping before the morning commute.

Related

ice crystals · crystals · early morning · morning · first light · winter · winter wonderland · cold · cold snap · biting cold · glitter · sparkle · delicate · grass · windowpane · breath · chill · blanket

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temperature/thermal state

white frostheat

Transferred thermal energy

warmth · scorching heat · hot spell · heat wave · blazing sun

seasonal association

white frostsummer heat

Warm season's high temperatures

midsummer · dog days · high summer · growing season · bloom

moisture state

white frostdew

Overnight surface condensation

morning dew · condensation · mist · water droplets · steam

Family

white, frost, whiter, whitest, whiten, whiteness, whitening, whitish, frosts

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G