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- Dictionaryfrost/frɒst/
noun
- 1. a deposit of small white ice crystals formed on the ground or other surfaces when the temperature falls below freezing: "the lanes were glistening with frost" Similar
verb
- 1. cover (something) with or as if with frost; freeze: "shop windows were still frosted over"
- 2. decorate (a cake or biscuit) with icing: North American "the cake Mama had just frosted"
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FROST definition: 1. the thin, white layer of ice that forms when the air temperature is below the freezing point of…. Learn more.
Frost is a thin layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor that deposits onto a freezing surface. Frost forms when the air contains more water vapor than it can normally hold at a specific temperature.
1. a. : the process of freezing. b. : a covering of minute ice crystals on a cold surface. also : ice particles formed from a gas. c. : the temperature that causes freezing. 2. a. : coldness of deportment or temperament : an indifferent, reserved, or unfriendly manner. b. : failure. the play was … a most dreadful frost Arnold Bennett. frost. 2 of 2
frost. (frɒst , US frɔːst ) Word forms: frosts. 1. variable noun B2. When there is frost or a frost, the temperature outside falls below freezing point and the ground becomes covered in ice crystals. There is frost on the ground and snow is forecast.
[uncountable, countable] a weather condition in which the temperature drops below 0° Celsius (= freezing point) so that a thin white layer of ice forms on the ground and other surfaces, especially at night. It will be a clear night with some ground frost. a sharp/hard/severe frost.
FROST meaning: 1. the thin, white layer of ice that forms when the air temperature is below the freezing point of…. Learn more.
FROST meaning: 1 : a thin layer of ice that forms on the ground, on grass, etc., when the air becomes cold; 2 : the occurrence of weather that is cold enough to cause water to freeze and frost to form
FROST definition: 1. a thin, white layer of ice that forms on surfaces, especially at night, when it is very cold 2…. Learn more.
Frost is a thin, icy coating that forms on very cold, damp nights. During a New England winter, you'll have to scrape frost off your car windshield almost every morning. Frost is made of tiny crystals of ice that appear white and tend to form on windows, the ground, trees, and cars.
1. a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water. 2. a covering of minute ice crystals, formed from the atmosphere at night upon the ground and exposed objects when they have cooled by radiation below the dew point. 3. the act or process of freezing. 4. coldness of manner or temperament. 5.
