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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ICE NEEDLE

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Ice needle is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ICE NEEDLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ice needle

Needle ice

Needle ice is a phenomenon that occurs when the temperature of the soil is above 0 °C (32 °F) and the surface temperature of the air is below 0 °C (32 °F). The subterranean liquid water is brought to the surface via capillary action, where it freezes and contributes to a growing needle-like ice column. The ice needles are typically a few centimetres long. While growing, they may lift or push away small soil particles. On sloped surfaces, needle ice may be a factor contributing to soil creep. Alternate names for needle ice are "frost pillars" ("Säuleneis" in German), "frost column", "Kammeis" (a German term meaning "comb ice"), "Stängeleis" (another German term referring to the stem-like structures), "shimo bashira" (霜柱 the Japanese term for "ice needles"), or "pipkrake" (from Swedish pipa (tube) and krake (weak, fine), coined in 1907 by Henrik Hesselman). A similar phenomenon, "frost flowers", can occur on living or dead plants, especially on wood.

Definition of ice needle in the English dictionary

The definition of ice needle in the dictionary is one of many needle-like ice crystals that form cirrus clouds in clear cold weather.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ICE NEEDLE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ICE NEEDLE

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Synonyms and antonyms of ice needle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ice needle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ICE NEEDLE

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

Translator English - Chinese

冰针
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aguja de hielo
570 millions of speakers

English

ice needle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बर्फ सुई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إبرة الجليد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лед иглы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

agulha de gelo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বরফ সুই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aiguille de glace
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jarum ais
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Eis Nadel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

氷の針
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

얼음 바늘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jarum Ès
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kim băng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பனி ஊசி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बर्फ सुई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Buz iğnesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aghi di ghiaccio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

igły lodu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лід голки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ac gheață
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el

Translator English - Greek

βελόνα πάγου
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af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ys naald
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Translator English - Swedish

is nål
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ice nål
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ICE NEEDLE»

The term «ice needle» is used very little and occupies the 189.663 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ICE NEEDLE»

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Encyclopedia of Geomorphology
... 22, 181–192. Warren, A. (1988) A note on vegetation and sand move- ment in the Wahiba Sands, Journal of Oman Studies Special Report 3, 251–255. A.S. GOUDIE NEEDLE-ICE Needle-ice (synonymous to 'pipkrake' or 'kam- meis') is the N.
Andrew Goudie, 2013
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Mountain Geography: Physical and Human Dimensions
Each ice needle originates directly from the soil, and is usually capped by a thin ice layer on which dirt and small rocks can settle. The needles may be densely packed like brush bristles or in scattered columns, depending on variations in soil  ...
Martin Price, Alton Byers, Donald Friend, 2013
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The Michigan Technic
These have never been troubled with either surface ice, needle ice or anchor ice. In smaller bodies of water a less depth would be effective; and in reservoirs a platform of sufficient area placed above the intake will often distribute the velocity  ...
‎1900
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The Dictionary of Physical Geography
David S. G. Thomas, Andrew S. Goudie. NEEDLE ICE needle ice A small-scale heave phenomenon produced by freezing and associated ice segregation at or just beneath the ground surface. Cooling at the ground surface results in ice ...
David S. G. Thomas, Andrew S. Goudie, 2009
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Ice Physics
Applying the results of these model experiments to the case of a droplet frozen to an ice needle, leads to the conclusion that the mass of the drop would have to be at least one-quarter that of the needle in order to cause the needle to fall with ...
Peter V. Hobbs, 2010
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The American Practical Navigator - Bowditch
A concentration of sea ice covering an area of hundreds of kilometers, which is found in the same region every summer. ice needle. . A long, thin ice crystal whose cross-section is typically hexagonal. The expression ICE NEEDLE should not ...
Nathaniel Bowditch, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, 2002
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Mountains and Man: A Study of Process and Environment
Needle ice, however, does operate at the surface in response to diurnal freeze and thaw. Needle Ice Needle ice consists of small individual columns or filaments of ice 1-3 cm (0.4-1.1 in.) high, projecting perpendicular to the soil surface (Fig.
Larry W. Price, 1986
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The Pearson General Studies Manual 2009, 1/e
Another common form of ground ice is needle ice. Needle ice consists of groups of narrow ice slivers that are up to several centimetres long. They normally form in moist soils when temperatures drop below freezing overnight. Needle ice plays  ...
Showick Thorpe Edgar Thorpe, 2009
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Permafrost International Conference: Proceedings
These are evidences of spontaneous frost processes. One must beware of rash generalizations. Nevertheless the significance of these facts for elucidating the origin of patterned 10cm Needle ice Needle ice Frozen ground 4 Stone Fig. 142.
Kenneth B. Woods, 1966
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
N38 (Surgery)1 BT Surgical instruments and apparatus Needle ice USE Frazil ice Needle lace USE Needlepoint lace Needle Mountains (Colo.) BT Mountains- Colorado San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.) Needle penetration test of soils ...
Library of Congress, 2006

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ICE NEEDLE»

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Ice Needle Waves Hit Minnesota's Medicine Lake Shore In Crazy …
Midwesterners can attest to some pretty brutal winters, but in an incredible, almost surreal video that has made the Internet rounds, Minnesota ... «International Business Times, Apr 13»

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