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synthetic ice

synthetic ice noun: a surface substitute for ice, allowing the use of ice sports equipment atop it; composed of high density polymers.

Noun

synthetic ice (uncountable)

  1. A surface substitute for ice, allowing the use of ice sports equipment atop it; composed of high density polymers.
    Synonyms:
    synthetic artificial ice, artificial ice

Synonyms of synthetic ice

Origin of synthetic ice

From synthetic + ice, being a synthetic substitute for ice made from plastic, allowing one to glide and skate upon it with sports equipment for ice sports.

Words formed from synthetic ice

Questions about synthetic ice

What does synthetic ice mean?
Synthetic ice means a surface substitute for ice, allowing the use of ice sports equipment atop it; composed of high density polymers.
What part of speech is synthetic ice?
Synthetic ice is a noun.

Words near synthetic ice in the dictionary

  1. synthetic fibers
  2. synthetic fibre
  3. synthetic fibres
  4. synthetic future
  5. synthetic geometry
  6. synthetic ice
  7. synthetic ice skate
  8. synthetic ice skates
  9. synthetic intelligence
  10. synthetic intelligences
  11. synthetic lethality

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