neve
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9.9
The top part of a glacier where old snow slowly turns into ice
- noun
- Specialized
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neve
- As we ascended the peak, we admired the pristine neve, which sparkled under the bright sun.
Examples
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Neve Yaacov and Pisgat Zev in the north, with over 29,000 inhabitants, and Maale Adumim in the west, with 20,000, complete the security corridor.
Academic text (1996) -
I mean, the girl's neve reven had a cavity.
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Mountain climbers often find it challenging to walk on neve since it's slippery and unpredictable.
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The guide explained that the neve is crucial for forming the glacier's lower layers over time.
Synonyms
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9.5
Old packed snow that has survived one summer but is not yet glacier ice
describes the upper glacier area where snow slowly compacts into ice
Surface Forms
Etymology
Neve comes from French névé, and from the Latin root niv- meaning 'snow', the same root behind Spanish nieve. It names the high, packed 'snow' on a glacier that slowly turns into ice, so the origin explains why neve means the snowy upper part of a glacier.