snow crust

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snoh kruhst]
- /snoʊ krʌst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snoh kruhst]
- /snoʊ krʌst/

Definition of snow crust words

noun snow crust a relatively hard, upper layer or film of ice or compacted snow on a snow surface. 1

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Origin of snow crust

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Snow crust

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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snow crust popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

snow crust usage trend in Literature

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