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firn

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firn  (fîrn)
n.
Granular, partially consolidated snow that has passed through one summer melt season but is not yet glacial ice. Also called old snow.
[German, from German dialectal, of last year, from Old High German firni, old.]
firn [fɪən]
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) another name for névé [1]
[from German (Swiss dialect) firn of the previous year, from Old High German firni old]
né•vé (neɪˈveɪ)

n., pl. -vés.
1. granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
2. a field of such snow. Also called firn.
[1850–55; < Franco-Provençal]
firn  (fîrn)
Granular, partially consolidated snow that has passed through one summer melt season but is not yet glacial ice. Firn becomes glacial ice once it has become impermeable to liquid water.
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