Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

needle ice

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: needle ice
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Needle-shaped columns of ice formed from groundwater by capillary action when the soil's surface temperature is above freezing and the air's surface temperature is below freezing.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does needle ice mean?: Needle-shaped columns of ice formed from groundwater by capillary action when the soil's surface temperature is above freezing and the air's surface temperature is below freezing.

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