WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ice′ crys′tals, [Meteorol.]
- Meteorologyprecipitation consisting of small, slowly falling crystals of ice. Also called ice needles.
- 1840–50
'ice crystals' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cirrocumulus
- hoarfrost
- parhelion
- parhelic circle
- snow
- snowflake
- vapour trail
- cirriform
- cirrostratus
- cirrus
- contrail
- cumulonimbus
- fog
- frazil
- freeze etching
- frostweed
- halo
- Hevelian halo
- hydrometeor
- ice flowers
- ice fog
- ice needles
- moon pillar
- nucleus
- sun pillar