snow crystal
noun
a crystal of ice sufficiently heavy to fall from the atmosphere.
Compare
snowflake.
Origin of snow crystal
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby snow crystal
snow cave,
snow cone,
snow cover,
snow crab,
snow crust,
snow crystal,
snow day,
snow devil,
snow fence,
snow gauge,
snow goose
Example sentences from the Web for snow crystal
The microscope gave me the same broken hexagonal prisms, mixed with tables closely resembling the snow-crystal.
Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack |Elisha Kent Kane