frazil

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfreɪzɪl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(frā′zəl, fraz′əl, frə zēl′, -zil′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fra•zil  (frā′zəl, fraz′əl, frə zēl′, -zil′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Geologyice crystals formed in turbulent water, as in swift streams or rough seas.
  • Canadian French frasil, frazil, fraisil, French fraisil coal cinders, Old French faisil
  • 1885–90, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
frazil /ˈfreɪzɪl/ n
  1. small pieces of ice that form in water moving turbulently enough to prevent the formation of a sheet of ice
Etymology: 19th Century: from Canadian French frasil, from French fraisil cinders, ultimately from Latin fax torch

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