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frazil

/ˈfɹæ.zəl/

frazil noun: a collection of stray ice crystals that form in fast-moving water. Also the alternative form of farasola.

frazil: a collection of stray ice crystals that form in fast-moving water
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Noun

frazil (countable and uncountable, plural frazils)

  1. (Canada, US) A collection of stray ice crystals that form in fast-moving water.
    • It has been suggested that it may be due to the accumulation of frazil or anchor-ice.1888 March 17th, The Montreal Gazette, Cent.
    • The greater the surface of the swift open water, the greater the quantity of frazil made in a minute, hour, or day. Every open rapid is, in ‘zero weather’, a frazil-factory.1893 February 9th, The Youth’s Companion, Boston: Perry Mason & Co., page 71/4

Also used as

frazil is also the alternative form of farasola.

Forms of frazil

pluralfrazils

Origin of frazil

From Canadian French frasil, frazil, fraisil, from French fraisil (“coal cinders”), from Old French faisil.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words formed from frazil

Words that rhyme with frazil

Questions about frazil

What does frazil mean?
Frazil means a collection of stray ice crystals that form in fast-moving water.
What part of speech is frazil?
Frazil is a noun.
How do you pronounce frazil?
Frazil is pronounced /ˈfɹæ.zəl/.
What is the plural of frazil?
The plural of frazil is frazils.

Words near frazil in the dictionary

  1. Frazers
  2. Frazers Creek
  3. Frazes
  4. Frazier
  5. Frazier Park
  6. frazil
  7. frazil ice
  8. frazils
  9. frazione
  10. frazzle
  11. frazzled

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