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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024snow′ pel′lets, - Meteorologyprecipitation, usually of brief duration, consisting of crisp, white, opaque ice particles, round or conical in shape and about two to five millimeters in diameter. Also called graupel, soft hail, tapioca snow.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ice′ pel′lets, [Meteorol.]- Meteorologyprecipitation consisting of particles of ice less than 0.2 in. (5 mm) in diameter, occurring either as frozen raindrops or as small hailstones.
Cf. hail2 (def. 1), sleet, snow pellets. |