graupel--prophetes.ai

graupel

‖ graupel Meteorol.
  (ˈgraʊp(ə)l)
  [G. graupel(-wetter).]
  Soft hail.

1889 Weather Rep. 4 Mar., Occasional showers of graupel, sleet, and snow have been recorded. 1894 Blackmore Perlycross 238 The snow, or soft hail (now known as graupel).

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