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Old 13th Apr 2012, 20:46
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DX Wombat
 
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With the following definition in mind could someone please explain to me just what dry snow is?

snow
   [snoh]

noun
1.
Meteorology . a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air. Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.

2.
these flakes as forming a layer on the ground or other surface.

3.
the fall of these flakes or a storm during which these flakes fall.
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