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snowflake

[snoh-fleyk] / ˈsnoʊˌfleɪk /


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The sensors also have an aerosol probe that measures particulate matter, because dust helps with snowflake formation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

It was carved from rock crystal and decorated with rose-cut diamonds, as well as platinum snowflake motifs.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

The arrival of only one snowflake adds to Gobo’s severe case of writer’s block.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

The authors found that the expression of the chaperone protein Hsp90, which helps other proteins acquire their functional shape, was gradually turned down as snowflake yeast evolved larger, tougher bodies.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2024

Each snowflake was unique, but they were all alike in that they were all six-cornered.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton