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firns

firns is the plural of firn.

Meaning of firn

Noun

firn (countable and uncountable, plural firns)

  1. A type of old snow which has gone through multiple thaw and refreeze cycles and thus is made of numerous small icy grains, though it is not nearly as saturated with water as snowcone slush is; can be hard or somewhat soft depending on recent and current weather conditions.
    Synonyms:
    névé

Questions about firns

What is firns the plural of?
Firns is the plural of firn.

Words near firns in the dictionary

  1. firmware engineers
  2. firmwide
  3. firn
  4. firni
  5. firnification
  6. firns
  7. FIRO
  8. firocoxib
  9. firoin
  10. firolid
  11. firolids

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