snow
1. precipitation from clouds in the form of flakes of ice crystals formed in the upper atmosphere
2. a layer of snowflakes on the ground
3. a fall of such precipitation
4. the random pattern of white spots on a television or radar screen, produced by noise in the receiver and occurring when the signal is weak or absent
5. Slang cocaine
Snow
C(harles) P(ercy), Baron. 1905--80, British novelist and physicist. His novels include the series Strangers and Brothers (1949--70)
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
What does it mean when you dream about snow?
Because water is a natural symbol of emotional states, snow may indicate chilled and unexpressed emotions, either in the dreamer or in someone else. Naturally, a snowy landscape might simply be a part of the setting for dreamers living in the Snow Belt.
The Dream Encyclopedia, Second Edition © 2009 Visible Ink Press®. All rights reserved.
snow
[snō] (electronics)
Small, random, white spots produced on a television or radar screen by inherent noise signals originating in the receiver.
(meteorology)
The most common form of frozen precipitation, usually flakes of starlike crystals, matted ice needles, or combinations, and often rime-coated.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
snow
A type of water vapor that changes directly into crystals of ice flakes when frozen in the upper air. It is called
snow flurries if the snow showers for a brief period and the snow is very light. It is called
snow grains if the snow falls as small, white, opaque, flat or elongated grains of ice. With
snow pellets, the precipitation is in the form of white, opaque, round or conical ice particles with a diameter of about 0.08 to 0.2 in. When on the ground, snow can be dry, wet, or compacted.
Dry snow (specific gravity: up to but not including 0.35) can be blown if loose or, if compacted by hand, it will fall apart again upon release.
Wet snow (specific gravity: 0.35 up to but not including 0.5), if compacted by hand, will stick together and tend to form a snowball.
Compacted snow (specific gravity: 0.5 and over) has been compressed into a solid mass that resists further compression and will hold together or break up into lumps if picked up. On weather charts, snow is represented by the symbol *.
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snow
“pure as the driven snow.” [Western Folklore: Misc.]
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
snow
The flickering snow-like spots on a video screen caused by display electronics that are too slow to respond to changing data.Copyright © 1981-2025 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
Snow
(dreams)Snow symbolizes chilled and unexpressed emotions or emotions that have been repressed for an extended period of time. The snow in your dream suggests that you or someone else is emotionally cold, unresponsive, and indifferent. Clean, white snow may represent innocence, truth, peace, and relaxation. Virgin snow, as you may see it covering a beautiful landscape, may represent new beginnings or a new way of seeing things, and dirty snow may represent guilt. In literary works such as “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and “For Whom the Bell Tolls, ” snow represents death.
Bedside Dream Dictionary by Silvana Amar Copyright © 2007 by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Snow
frozen atmospheric precipitation falling from clouds in the form of flakes or ice crystals; the flakes or crystals are varied in shape but are basically hexagonal plates or hexahedral columns. The diameter of snowflakes varies from fractions of a millimeter to several millimeters. In calm weather at an atmospheric temperature of approximately 0°C, snowflakes may combine upon collision to form large flakes with diameters up to several centimeters. The average weight of individual snowflakes varies from 0.0001 g to 0.003 g; large snowflakes may weigh up to 0.2-0.5 g. At temperate and high latitudes, snow is the usual form of winter precipitation and forms a snow cover. The amount of fallen snow is measured with a precipitation gage. [23–1877–]
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.