Glacier

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Term: Glacier
Definition: Precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing [deposition] of the water vapor in the air.
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Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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