ice circle
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ice + circle. From being a circular disc made of ice.
Noun[edit]
ice circle (plural ice circles)
- A phenomenon that occurs on rivers during winter, where floating ice caught in an eddying flow will rotate around, knocking off its distant edges, forming a floating revolving circular disk, slowing turning under the influence of the underlying vortex current; when the temperature conditions are not too warm, leading to ice breakup and fragility, and not too cool, freezing over the entire surface.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Translations
|
See also[edit]
- ice carousel (an artificial ice circle)