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cryoconite hole

cryoconite hole noun: a hollow or pond formed in a layer of snow or ice, commonly on the surface of a glacier or in polar regions, where a dark patch of cryoconite absorbs sunlight, generating heat so that it melts its way into the white, reflective ice.

cryoconite hole: a hollow or pond formed in a layer of snow or ice, commonly on the surface of a glacier or in polar...
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Noun

cryoconite hole (plural cryoconite holes)

  1. a hollow or pond formed in a layer of snow or ice, commonly on the surface of a glacier or in polar regions, where a dark patch of cryoconite absorbs sunlight, generating heat so that it melts its way into the white, reflective ice.
    • ...cryoconite holes, thick ice covered lakes, nunataks, and subglacial environments may have played a role as refuges for microorganisms and other biota during periods of glaciation and therefore favoured the development of endemic species.2006, Joseph Seckbach, Life as We Know It, →ISBN

cryoconite hole meaning in Tamil

cryoconite hole in Tamil

துருவப்பனித் தூசிக்குழி

Forms of cryoconite hole

pluralcryoconite holes

Questions about cryoconite hole

What does cryoconite hole mean?
Cryoconite hole means a hollow or pond formed in a layer of snow or ice, commonly on the surface of a glacier or in polar regions, where a dark patch of cryoconite absorbs sunlight, generating heat so that it melts its way into the white, reflective ice.
What is cryoconite hole in Tamil?
Cryoconite hole in Tamil is துருவப்பனித் தூசிக்குழி. See Cryoconite hole meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cryoconite hole?
Cryoconite hole is a noun.
What is the plural of cryoconite hole?
The plural of cryoconite hole is cryoconite holes.

Words near cryoconite hole in the dictionary

  1. cryoconcentrations
  2. cryocondensation
  3. cryocondition
  4. cryoconditions
  5. cryoconite
  6. cryoconite hole
  7. cryoconite holes
  8. cryoconites
  9. cryoconservation
  10. cryoconserve
  11. cryoconserved

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