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Definitions for Hailstone
ˈheɪlˌstoʊnha·il·stone
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Princeton's WordNet
hailstonenoun
small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm
Wiktionary
hailstonenoun
A single ball of hail.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hailstonenoun
A particle or single ball of hail.
Etymology: hail and stone.
You are no surer, no,
Than is the coal of fire upon the ice,
Or hailstone in the sun. William Shakespeare.Hard hailstones lye not thicker on the plain,
Nor shaken oaks such show’rs of acorns rain. Dryden.
Wikipedia
hailstone
Hail is a form of solid precipitation. It is distinct from ice pellets (American English "sleet"), though the two are often confused. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is called a hailstone. Ice pellets generally fall in cold weather, while hail growth is greatly inhibited during low surface temperatures. Unlike other forms of water ice precipitation, such as graupel (which is made of rime ice), ice pellets (which are smaller and translucent), and snow (which consists of tiny, delicately crystalline flakes or needles), hailstones usually measure between 5 mm (0.2 in) and 15 cm (6 in) in diameter. The METAR reporting code for hail 5 mm (0.20 in) or greater is GR, while smaller hailstones and graupel are coded GS. Hail is possible within most thunderstorms (as it is produced by cumulonimbus), as well as within 2 nmi (3.7 km) of the parent storm. Hail formation requires environments of strong, upward motion of air within the parent thunderstorm (similar to tornadoes) and lowered heights of the freezing level. In the mid-latitudes, hail forms near the interiors of continents, while, in the tropics, it tends to be confined to high elevations. There are methods available to detect hail-producing thunderstorms using weather satellites and weather radar imagery. Hailstones generally fall at higher speeds as they grow in size, though complicating factors such as melting, friction with air, wind, and interaction with rain and other hailstones can slow their descent through Earth's atmosphere. Severe weather warnings are issued for hail when the stones reach a damaging size, as it can cause serious damage to human-made structures, and, most commonly, farmers' crops.
Webster Dictionary
Hailstonenoun
a single particle of ice falling from a cloud; a frozen raindrop; a pellet of hail
Wikidata
Hailstone
Hailstone, Utah was a town in Wasatch County. It was submerged in 1995 by the waters of Jordanelle Reservoir along with Keetley, Utah. Hailstone was located at the junction of US-40 and US-189, seven miles north of Heber. Originally known as Elkhorn, Hailstone was homesteaded in 1864 by William Paret Hailstone, Ann Davis Hailstone, and others. The town was a base for mining, ranching, and logging.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
HAILSTONE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hailstone is ranked #68949 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Hailstone surname appeared 285 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hailstone.
94% or 268 total occurrences were White.
4.2% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Hailstone in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Hailstone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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