"snow line" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: snow lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} snow line (plural snow lines)
  1. The altitude, in a mountainous region, above which the ground is covered with snow, at any particular time. Synonyms: snow level, snow-line Derived forms: water snow line, carbon monoxide snow line Related terms: habitable zone, Venus zone
    Sense id: en-snow_line-en-noun-I~EhSULo
  2. (astrophysics) The inner limit where volatile molecules can remain frozen in the zone around a star. Categories (topical): Astrophysics, Temperature Synonyms: frost line
    Sense id: en-snow_line-en-noun-jL8sVIJM Disambiguation of Temperature: 22 52 26 Topics: astrophysics
  3. (astrophysics, specifically) The limit for water remaining solid instead of evaporating away under solar radiation. Tags: specifically Categories (topical): Astrophysics, Light, Radiation, Snow, Water Categories (place): Places
    Sense id: en-snow_line-en-noun-1MS0EnOa Disambiguation of Light: 30 8 61 Disambiguation of Radiation: 7 6 86 Disambiguation of Snow: 32 27 41 Disambiguation of Water: 19 23 59 Disambiguation of Places: 25 32 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 34 45 Topics: astrophysics

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