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    What is rime?

    Rime: freezing fog leaving its signature on everything.

    White ice that coats surfaces when freezing fog or cloud droplets hit them.

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    “The trees on the summit were thick with rime.”

    More about rime

    Rime forms from supercooled droplets that freeze the instant they touch something, so it builds up on the windward side of trees and posts. Hoarfrost grows from vapour; rime from droplets.

    What I think of rime

    • Rime: freezing fog leaving its signature on everything.
    • Rime is what happens when fog decides to stay forever.
    • Rime: the trees look iced, and they did not ask for it.

    Words people compare it with

    • Hoarfrost: Feathery white ice crystals that grow on cold surfaces on a clear, still night.
    • Graupel: Soft, white pellets of ice, like tiny polystyrene balls, that bounce when they land.
    • Fog vs mist: Both are cloud at ground level. The difference is how far you can see.
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