SLEETING Meaning and
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Sleeting is a weather phenomenon characterized by the simultaneous occurrence of rain and snow, usually with small, icy pellets falling from the sky. It refers to the precipitation that consists of a combination of raindrops and snowflakes that freeze into tiny, solid ice pellets before reaching the ground. The pellets, known as sleet, are translucent or white in color, and can range in size from tiny ice grains to larger, spherical pieces measuring a few millimeters in diameter.
Sleeting is typically associated with cold weather conditions when the temperature in the atmosphere is close to freezing point, causing raindrops to partially freeze before reaching the surface of the Earth. The frozen raindrops then form into sleet as they mix with snowflakes during their descent. Unlike snow, which remains in solid crystalline form, sleet is formed by the partial melting and refreezing of water droplets, resulting in icy pellets rather than individual snowflakes. Consequently, sleeting can create hazardous conditions on the ground as the pellets can accumulate and form a slippery surface, making it challenging for travel and posing a risk of slips and falls.
It is important to note that sleeting is distinct from other forms of wintry precipitation, such as freezing rain or snow pellets (graupel). Freezing rain is liquid rain that freezes upon impact with the surface, while snow pellets are opaque, often white, and relatively soft particles composed of frozen water droplets or snowflakes.
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Etymology of SLEETING
The word "sleeting" is derived from the verb "sleet", which originated in Middle English as "sleeten". This Middle English term was derived from the Old English word "slete", meaning "hail" or "sleet". The noun form "sleet" comes from the Proto-Germanic word "*slaita", which has similar meanings. The origin of this Proto-Germanic word is uncertain, but it is thought to be derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*sleidh", meaning "to slide" or "to glide". The term "sleeting" is the present participle of "sleet", indicating the ongoing or continuous action of sleet falling from the sky.
Conjugate verb Sleeting
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