graupel
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graupel
- /ˈɡɹaʊp(ə)l/ US, UK
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Borrowed from German Graupel(wetter) (literally “graupel (weather)”). Graupel is a back-formation from graupeln (“to hail (with soft hailstones)”) + -el (diminutive suffix); and graupeln is from Graupe (“hulled grain, pearl barley”) (ultimately from Proto-Slavic *krūpà (“grainy substance; groats; hail”) and Proto-Indo-European *krewp-) + -eln (suffix forming verbs, often with a diminutive or frequentative sense).
noun graupels
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A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.
Is it desirable in giving the falls of hail to draw a distinction between "graupel" and true hail?
Similar: granular snow, hominy snow, popcorn snow, soft hail
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A small ball of rime resulting from this process.
It is established that graupels and hailstones are cone-shaped with rounded apexes and that they become egg-shaped as a result of growth during descent.
Similar: snow pellet
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noun precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake; small ball of rime resulting from this process
| 한국어 | 싸라기눈 ssaraginun, 우박 ubak |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 霰 arare |
| 中文 | 霰 xiàn |
| हिन्दी | कच्चा ओला kaccā olā |
| Português | graupel |
| Français | neige roulée |
| Deutsch | Graupel |
| Italiano | neve tonda |
| Русский | крупа́ krupá |
| العربية | برد دقيق |
| עברית | גְּרָאוּפֶּל gráupel |
Talk about this word "graupel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/graupel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. graupel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/graupel "graupel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/graupel.Cite this
@misc{graupel_2026,
title = {graupel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/graupel},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
