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Meaning of "firn" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FIRN

From German (Swiss dialect) firn of the previous year, from Old High German firni old.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FIRN

firn  [fɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIRN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Firn is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIRN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

firn

Firn

Firn is partially compacted névé, a type of snow that has been left over from past seasons and has been recrystallized into a substance denser than névé. It is ice that is at an intermediate stage between snow and glacial ice. Firn has the appearance of wet sugar, but has a hardness that makes it extremely resistant to shovelling. Its density generally ranges from 550 kg/m³-830 kg/m³ and can be often found underneath the snow that accumulates at the head of a glacier. Snowflakes are compressed under the weight of the overlying snowpack. Individual crystals near the melting point are semiliquid and slick, allowing them to glide along other crystal planes and to fill in the spaces between them, increasing the ice's density. Where the crystals touch they bond together, squeezing the air between them to the surface or into bubbles. In the summer months, the crystal metamorphosis can occur more rapidly because of water percolation between the crystals. By summer's end, the result is firn. The minimum altitude that firn accumulates on a glacier is called the firn limit, firn line or snowline.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIRN


Adrian
ˈeɪdrɪən
Australian
ɒˈstreɪlɪən
Brian
ˈbraɪən
Bulgarian
bʌlˈɡɛərɪən
Canadian
kəˈneɪdɪən
champion
ˈtʃæmpɪən
European
ˌjʊərəˈpɪən
flatiron
ˈflætˌaɪən
guardian
ˈɡɑːdɪən
humanitarian
hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪən
Hungarian
hʌŋˈɡɛərɪən
Indian
ˈɪndɪən
Indonesian
ˌɪndəʊˈniːzɪən
ion
ˈaɪən
iron
ˈaɪən
lesbian
ˈlɛzbɪən
lion
ˈlaɪən
Maldivian
mɔːlˈdɪvɪən
Orion
əˈraɪən
Romanian
rəʊˈmeɪnɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIRN

firm
firmament
firmamental
firman
firmer
firmer chisel
firmless
firmly
firmness
firmware
firn limit
firn line
firring
firry
first
first aid
first aider
First Amendment
First Amendment of the Constitution
first and last

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIRN

at every turn
bairn
born
cairn
Dornbirn
earn
eastern
forfairn
girn
horn
learn
modern
northern
on the turn
pattern
pirn
porn
prn
return
southern

Synonyms and antonyms of firn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «firn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIRN

Find out the translation of firn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of firn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «firn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粒雪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

firn
570 millions of speakers

English

firn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

FIRN
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فيرن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фирн
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

firn
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

firn
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

névé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Firn
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Firn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フィルン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

만년설
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Firn
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

firn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

firn
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फायरन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

firn
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

firn
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

firn
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фірн
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Firn
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Firn
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

firn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

firn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

firn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of firn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRN»

The term «firn» is regularly used and occupies the 107.218 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «firn» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «firn» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about firn

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIRN»

Discover the use of firn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to firn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Annual Report of the Kansas Insurance Department
Cnmmnrcinl Uninn nf Nnw Ynrk, 919 270 Cnncnrdin Firn . . . . . . . . . . . .. 468 Cnnnncticnt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,177 Cnntinnntnl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,428 Cnnnty Firn . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 12 Dntrcit Firn nnd Mnrinn . . . . .. 52 Eqnitnbln Firn nnd Mnrinn ...
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Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers
Firn – Compacted snow that has survived at least one melt season in a temperate glacier, or, in a Polar Region, compacted snow that underlies fresh snow, if any, and has undergone some metamorphism. Firn-ice transition – The change from ...
Vijay P. Singh, Pratap Singh, Umesh K. Haritashya, 2011
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Glacier Mountaineering: An Illustrated Guide to Glacier ...
Banner snow years combined with cool summers, for example, cause the accumulation Zone to get bigger and the firn Zone to drop. Likewise, dry winters and warm summers cause the firn Zone to retreat up glacier. Below The Firn Zone This ...
Andy Tyson, 2009
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
200 300 400 500 KILOMETERS Van de Water, which descend from the same firn field),. H2 SATELLITE IMAGE ATLAS OF GLACIERS OF THE WORLD Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data (Revised for vol Satellite image atlas ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1989
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Gas Diffusivity and Air Permeability of the Firn from Cold ...
Recent field investigations of a megadunes region of East Antarctica provide evidence that differences in grain size, thermal conductivity, and permeability across a megadune are due to relative accumulation patterns in the absence of ...
Zoe Renee Courville, 2007
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Magazine of natural history
The appearance of this firn marks the limit of a very important change in the meteorological conditions. Whilst the height at which the glaciers begin, as well as the line of perpetual snow, varies in Switzerland from 6,000 to 10,000 feet, ...
John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson, 1840
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The American Eclectic
the difficult journey to the firn-seas undertaken — we find the firn most easily adhesive, and capable of being worked into balls, and only when rain is threatened and the atmosphere is already full of vapor, so melted, as that its superficial ...
Absalom Peters, John Holmes Agnew, 1842
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The American Eclectic: Or, Selections from the Periodical ...
the diflicult journey to the firn-seas undertaken-we find the firn most easily adhesive, and capable of being worked into balls, and only when rain is threatened and the atmosphere is already full of vapor, so melted, as that its superficial layers ...
9
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
The 8 values of the Group 1 brines and the associated firn samples show a gradual change with distance from the ice edge (Figs. 5 and 6). These diagrams also show the average 8 values of unaltered firn and the 8 values of brine in isotopic ...
10
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Figure 9. — Popocatepetl from the north at Tlamacas (fig. 2). A permanent firn field exists above the arcuate crevasses and icefall. Glaciar Norte is on the cone under recent snowfall above the leftmost tree. The reactivated Glaciar del ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIRN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term firn is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mount St. Helens comes alive with fertile ground
“Eventually under its weight it begins to form 'firn'” — denser and crystalized than snow, but not quite yet glacial ice — “and it changes from a ... «Great Falls Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Oxleas Foundation Trust
Trust chief executive, Stephen Firn, says: “We know that providing excellent patient care relies on having highly motivated and engaged staff.”. «Nursing Times, Jul 15»
3
York Cricket Club ousted in T20 Finals Day defeat to Barnsley
... that quickly changed when the next over went for 17. From there, Rafiq and Yorkshire Academy prospect, Nathan Firn, were able to pick off the remaining runs. «The Press, York, Jul 15»
4
Charity drive raises £2100
Third place with 84 points (B9 – 42 B4 – 20) was Howard Barrick, Micheal Clithero, Nigel Firn and Geoff Scott. Fourth place with 84 points (B9 ... «Pocklington Post, Jul 15»
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Seven Remarkable Design Features On The 2016 BMW 7 Series …
The 740i and 750i will be rear-wheel drive in standard firn with xDrive being optional for harsh weather climates; though the 740e plug-in ... «BMWBLOG, Jun 15»
6
Mount St. Helens crater glacier continues to grow
“Eventually under its weight it begins to form 'firn'” — denser and crystalized than snow, but not quite yet glacial ice — “and it changes from a ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jun 15»
7
Argus climbs 1.1%
And 550 shares in KeyTech also changed hands, with the firn closing down four cents (1.4 per cent) at $2.76. The Royal Gazette/BSX Index ... «Royal Gazette, Jun 15»
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Should You Invest In These Double-Digit Fallers: AO World PLC …
But the London firn is predicted to rebound with a 7% rise in 2016, a figure that pushes an excellent P/E rating of just 11.2 times for this year to ... «The Motley Fool UK, Jun 15»
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Active Stocks Moves- Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), Juniper …
Ping Li still holds 0.38% or 286,511 shares of the total stock of the firn. At same day, Nimble Storage Vice president Daniel Leary has also sold ... «StreetWise Report, Jun 15»
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Tacoma woman's raincoat design connects careers of several …
Since Silver started on the journey of designing a raincoat, she's involved the services of filmmaker Emilie Firn, custom pattern maker Emilie ... «TheNewsTribune.com, Jun 15»

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