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ice circle

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
ice -cir-cle
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phenomenon that occurs on rivers during winter, where floating ice caught in an eddying flow will rotate around, knocking off its distant edges, forming a floating revolving circular disk, slowing turning under the influence of the underlying vortex current; when the temperature conditions are not too warm, leading to ice breakup and fragility, and not too cool, freezing over the entire surface.

Etymology

From ice + circle.

Inflected Forms

ice circles (plural)

Phrases

ice carousel

Frequently Paired Words

ice carousel

Synonyms

ice disc ice disk

Questions

What does ice circle mean?
A phenomenon that occurs on rivers during winter, where floating ice caught in an eddying flow will rotate around, knocking off its distant edges, forming a floating revolving circular disk, slowing turning under the influence of the underlying vortex current; when the temperature conditions are not too warm, leading to ice breakup and fragility, and not too cool, freezing over the entire surface.
Where does ice circle come from?
From ice + circle.

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