What does snowflake mean?

Definitions for snowflake
ˈsnoʊˌfleɪksnowflake

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. snowflake, flakenoun

    a crystal of snow

  2. snow bunting, snowbird, snowflake, Plectrophenax nivalisnoun

    white Arctic bunting

Wiktionary

  1. snowflakenoun

    A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.

  2. snowflakenoun

    Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers.

  3. snowflakenoun

    The snow bunting.

Wikipedia

  1. Snowflake

    A snowflake is a single ice crystal that has achieved a sufficient size, and may have amalgamated with others, then falls through the Earth's atmosphere as snow. Each flake nucleates around a dust particle in supersaturated air masses by attracting supercooled cloud water droplets, which freeze and accrete in crystal form. Complex shapes emerge as the flake moves through differing temperature and humidity zones in the atmosphere, such that individual snowflakes differ in detail from one another, but may be categorized in eight broad classifications and at least 80 individual variants. The main constituent shapes for ice crystals, from which combinations may occur, are needle, column, plate, and rime. Snow appears white in color despite being made of clear ice. This is due to diffuse reflection of the whole spectrum of light by the small crystal facets of the snowflakes.

ChatGPT

  1. snowflake

    A snowflake is a small and delicate ice crystal that forms in complex, unique patterns and falls from the sky during a snowstorm. In a broader context, it may also refer to something unique or someone who is seen as overly sensitive or fragile.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Snowflakenoun

    a flake, or small filmy mass, of snow

  2. Snowflakenoun

    see Snowbird, 1

  3. Snowflakenoun

    a name given to several bulbous plants of the genus Leucoium (L. vernum, aestivum, etc.) resembling the snowdrop, but having all the perianth leaves of equal size

Wikidata

  1. Snowflake

    A snowflake is either a single ice crystal or an aggregation of ice crystals which falls through the Earth's atmosphere. They begin as snow crystals which develop when microscopic supercooled cloud droplets freeze. Snowflakes come in a variety of sizes and shapes. Complex shapes emerge as the flake moves through differing temperature and humidity regimes, such that individual snowflakes are nearly unique in structure. Snowflakes encapsulated in rime form balls known as graupel. Snowflakes appear white in color despite being made of clear ice. This is due to diffuse reflection of the whole spectrum of light by the small crystal facets.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of snowflake in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of snowflake in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of snowflake in a Sentence

  1. Christy Trabun:

    ’M om and Dad wanted to have kids and we were n’t able to, and then we heard about the Snowflake Program, ’ and then it explains it in an age-appropriate way.

  2. Michael Bennet:

    Every single drop of water and every single snowflake is welcome, but it cannot be an excuse to kick that can down the road, to not make difficult decisions that have to be made.

  3. Jack Kerouac:

    Man lowers his head and lunges into civilization, forgetting the days of his infancy when he sought truth in a snowflake or a stick. Man forgets the wisdom of the child.

  4. Ted Cruz:

    If you win, that means Snowflake will finally get a backyard to pee in.

  5. Marie Beyon Ray:

    Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late.

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