graupel

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graupel fallen on the street

Etymology

Borrowed from German Graupel, derived from Graupe (“grain of pearl barley”), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *krupa.

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graupel (countable and uncountable, plural graupels)

  1. (meteorology, uncountable) A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.
    Synonym: popcorn snow
    • 1876 November 2, Nature:
      With increase in latitude and in height the fall of graupel increases and that of hail decreases
  2. (meteorology, countable) The result of this process, a small ball of rime.
    Synonym: snow pellet

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