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Definition of Frazil
1. Noun. (North America) A collection of stray ice crystals that form in fast-moving water. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Frazil
1. tiny ice crystals formed in supercooled waters [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frazil
Literary usage of Frazil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers by Canadian Society of Civil Engineers (1905)
"It would be about as Mr. Kerry. detrimental to have the frazil clog in the turbines
as In the racks. The idea was one that was taken up to a small extent at ..."
2. Modern Turbine Practice, and Water-power Plants by John Wolf Thurson (1907)
"Surface, Anchor, and frazil Ice.—With the exception of some of the Southwestern
States, the greatest difference between high- and low-water discharge of ..."
3. Modern Turbine Practice: And Water-power Plants by John Wolf Thurso, Allan V. Garratt (1905)
"Surface, Anchor, and frazil Ice.—With the exception of some of the Southwestern
States, the greatest difference between high- and low-water discharge of ..."
4. Investigations of Infra-red Spectra by William Weber Coblentz (1908)
"In a remarkable research on "The Formation of River Ice with Special Reference
to Anchor Ice and frazil," by HC Barnes, it is shown that the surrounding ..."
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