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Ice nucleus — An ice nucleus is a particle which acts as the nucleus for the formation of an ice crystal in the atmosphere. The presence of ice nuclei increase the temperature that ice will form in the atmosphere from around −42°C to about −10°C. There are… … Wikipedia
Ice protection system — Ice protection systems are designed to keep atmospheric ice from accumulating on aircraft flight surfaces while in flight. The effects of ice accretion on an aircraft can cause the shape of airfoils and flight control surfaces to change, which… … Wikipedia
Ice — This article is about water ice. For the broader concept of ices as used in the planetary sciences, see volatiles. For other uses, see Ice (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Ice spike — An ice spike is an upward facing icicle that forms as a body of water freezes. Ice spikes can form in natural environments or can be made artificially by freezing distilled water in plastic ice cube trays.Water expands when it freezes. If there… … Wikipedia
Ice dwarf — is a term for a small icy planetary body (or asteroid or planetoid) that orbits beyond Neptune, that was coined as part of a conception of a threefold division of the Solar system into inner terrestrial planets, central gas giants, and outer ice… … Wikipedia
nucleus — /nooh klee euhs, nyooh /, n., pl. nuclei / klee uy /, nucleuses. 1. a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core: A few faithful friends formed the nucleus of the club. 2. Biol. a specialized, usually spherical mass of… … Universalium
ice — iceless, adj. icelike, adj. /uys/, n., v., iced, icing, adj. n. 1. the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water. 2. the frozen surface of a body of water. 3. any substance resembling frozen water: camphor ice … Universalium
Comet nucleus — The nucleus of Comet Tempel 1. The nucleus is the solid, central part of a comet, popularly termed a dirty snowball. A cometary nucleus is composed of rock, dust, and frozen gases. When heated by the Sun, the gases sublimate and produce an… … Wikipedia
Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey — Michigan Wolverines University University of Michigan Conference CCHA … Wikipedia
freezing nucleus — ▪ meteorology any particle that, when present in a mass of supercooled water, will induce growth of an ice crystal about itself; most ice crystals in the atmosphere are thought to form on freezing nuclei. See condensation nucleus. * * * … Universalium
