hard rime

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hard rime

[′härd ¦rīm]
(hydrology)
Opaque, granular masses of rime deposited chiefly on vertical surfaces by a dense super-cooled fog; it is more compact and amorphous than soft rime, and may build out into the wind as glazed cones or feathers.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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A Rime frost is when ice forms as a result of a damp, icy wind blowing over flowers, branches and other surfaces.
Rime frost looks like icing around the edge of petals and leaves, and only occurs when the temperatures are very low.
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