单词 | pipkrake |
释义 | pipkraken. Geomorphology. Each of the needle-like crystals of ice that constitute needle ice. Also as a mass noun: needle ice. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > ice > land ice > [noun] > needle-ice needle ice1892 pipkrake1936 spew frost1938 the world > the earth > water > ice > land ice > [noun] > needle-ice > needle in pipkrake1936 1936 Geogr. Jrnl. 87 47 Högbom..refers to these ice prisms as ‘Pipkrake’ or ‘Kammeis’. 1960 Geogr. Rev. 50 499 Small-scale stone stripes and pipkrakes were observed. 1968 R. W. Fairbridge Encycl. Geomorphol. 381/1 Such ‘needle ice’ is sometimes called pipkrake. 1970 R. J. Small Study of Landforms x. 330 The formation at or near the ground surface of small masses of ice, such as pipkraker, commonly has the effect of heaving up small stones. 1971 A. F. Pitty Introd. Geomorphol. iv. 219 In mountainous areas in central Germany, pipkrakes may be 10–15 cm long. 1990 Jrnl. Ecol. 78 506 Needle ice (‘pipkrake’) development was a particularly extensive winter feature of the ashed areas where crystals exceeding 30 mm were not uncommon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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