hoar frost

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces.

   “He [the Lord] geueth ſnowe like woll, & ſcatereth yͤ horefroſt like aſhes.”

2. isim Water vapour which has undergone deposition or desublimation (“transformation directly into ice crystals without first turning into liquid water”) when the air is cold and moist to form a white deposit on exposed surfaces.

   “However, high mountains with a long winter and long dry spells, hoarfrosts and infertile soils are not an ideal environment for some annual crops but are well suited for perennial industrial crops and forest species.”