Superfrost
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Groundwater that is found immediately above the permafrost layer, which seasonally thaws, but is kept frozen more of the year due to the cold from the permafrost layer. countable, rare, uncountable
"In the same category, one encompasses waters of multi-yearly superfrost talics, which exist thanks to the thermal effect of surface waters. The water of the active layer occurs on permafrost soil, which makes up the water confining basement, and propagate in lower forms of topography and on large divide areas or slopes."
- 2 An exceptionally severe frost. countable, uncountable
"Unprecedented solar flares bombard the earth. The planet's magnetic field vanishes. Raging down the glacier valleys from the polar plateau, the Katabatic winds unleash Condition One: blizzard, superfrost and white outs."
Example
More examples"In the same category, one encompasses waters of multi-yearly superfrost talics, which exist thanks to the thermal effect of surface waters. The water of the active layer occurs on permafrost soil, which makes up the water confining basement, and propagate in lower forms of topography and on large divide areas or slopes."
Etymology
From super- + frost.
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