graupel

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.

   “Is it desirable in giving the falls of hail to draw a distinction between "graupel" and true hail?”

2. isim A small ball of rime resulting from this process.

   “It is established that graupels and hailstones are cone-shaped with rounded apexes and that they become egg-shaped as a result of growth during descent.”