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grau⋅pel

  [grou-puhl]
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–noun
snow pellets.
Origin:
1885–90; < G; dim. of Graupe hulled grain

snow pellets

 
–noun
precipitation, 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.

Origin:
1940–45
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grau·pel   (grou'pəl)   
n.  See snow pellet.

[German Graupel, diminutive of Graupe, hulled grain, probably of Slavic origin; akin to Russian krupa, groats.]
snow pellet  
n.  A small white ice particle that falls as precipitation and breaks apart easily when it lands on a surface. Often used in the plural. Also called graupel, soft hail.
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graupel   (grou'pəl)  Pronunciation Key 
A small, white ice particle that falls as precipitation and breaks apart easily when it lands on a surface. Also called snow pellet, soft hail.
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