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|Meaning=(''Or'' platelet.) An [[ice crystal]] usually having an [[aspect ratio]] greater than 2 and as  much as 100 and with hexagonal symmetry, although trigonal (threefold) and occasionally other  symmetries occur.
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|Explanation=As such crystals fall through the clouds in which they form, they may encounter conditions  causing them to develop dendritic extensions, that is, become [[plane-dendritic crystals]].
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Or'' platelet.) An [[ice crystal]] usually having an [[aspect ratio]] greater than 2 and as  much as 100 and with hexagonal symmetry, although trigonal (threefold) and occasionally other  symmetries occur.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">As such crystals fall through the clouds in which they form, they may encounter conditions  causing them to develop dendritic extensions, that is, become [[plane-dendritic crystals]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 04:40, 29 March 2024

(Or platelet.) An ice crystal usually having an aspect ratio greater than 2 and as much as 100 and with hexagonal symmetry, although trigonal (threefold) and occasionally other symmetries occur.

As such crystals fall through the clouds in which they form, they may encounter conditions causing them to develop dendritic extensions, that is, become plane-dendritic crystals.

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