"frost line" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: frost lines [plural], frostline [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} frost line (plural frost lines)
  1. The depth to which the water present in the soil is expected to freeze in winter. Synonyms: frost depth, freezing depth Translations (expected depth of soil freezing): vorstgrens [feminine] (Dutch), routaraja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-frost_line-en-noun-ftQvGEVZ Disambiguation of 'expected depth of soil freezing': 61 31 8
  2. The depth to which the water present in the soil is actually frozen in a given place at a given point in time. Synonyms: frost front Translations (actual depth of soil freezing): vorstgrens [feminine] (Dutch), routaraja (Finnish), Frosttiefe [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-frost_line-en-noun-m8gW62r7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 92 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 93 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 86 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 88 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 81 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 86 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 86 9 Disambiguation of 'actual depth of soil freezing': 29 58 14
  3. (astrophysics) In a solar system, the distance from the protosun beyond which hydrogen-containing gas compounds freeze. Synonyms: snow line, ice line Translations (astronomy: distance from the protosun): jääraja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-frost_line-en-noun-pfvdCwzU Categories (other): Astrophysics Topics: astrophysics Disambiguation of 'astronomy: distance from the protosun': 0 11 89

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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