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né⋅vé

  [ney-vey]
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–noun
1. granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
2. a field of such snow.
Also called firn, old snow.

Origin:
1850–55; < Franco-Provençal < VL *nivātum, n. use of neut. of L nivātus snow-cooled, equiv. to niv- (s. of nix snow ) + -ātus -ate 1
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né·vé   (nā-vā')   
n.  
  1. The upper part of a glacier where the snow turns into ice.
    1. A snow field at the head of a glacier.
    2. The granular snow typically found in such a field.

[French, from French dialectal névi, from Vulgar Latin *nivātum, from neuter of Latin nivātus, cooled by snow, from nix, niv-, snow; see sneigwh- in Indo-European roots.]
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neve 
"field of granular snow, firn," 1843, from Fr. névé, probably from Savoyard névi "mass of snow," from L. nivem (nom. nix) "snow."
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Language Translation for : neve
Spanish: puñado,
German: die Handvoll,
Japanese: ひとつかみ
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névé   (nā-vā')  Pronunciation Key 
  1. The upper part of a glacier, consisting of hardened snow.
  2. The granular snow typically found in such a field.

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neve

partially compacted granular snow that is the intermediate stage between snow and glacial ice. Firn is found under the snow that accumulates at the head of a glacier. It is formed under the pressure of overlying snow by the processes of compaction, recrystallization, localized melting, and the crushing of individual snowflakes. This process is thought to take a period of about one year. Annual layers of firn may often be detected by thin films of dust or ash that accumulate on the surface during each summer.

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