Snice

For the Polish village, see Śnice.
Snice

Snice is a portmanteau of snow and ice. It refers to a type of frozen water whose physical characteristics make it an intermediate between snow and ice: snow-ice.[1] The use of snice, due to its strength, has become normative in modern ice construction, in buildings such as the winter ice hotels[2] constructed annually in certain arctic nations, and the elaborate ice palace constructions, where it forms the bonding between ice blocks, somewhat as mortar does between the bricks of a traditional brick-built structure. It is referred to as snow-ice because it has a snow-like appearance (white, soft, and melts in the mouth), but ice-like physical characteristics.

References

  1. ^ Snow or No, It’s a Party By Austin Considine, New York Times, February 2, 2007
  2. ^ "Hur byggs Ishotellet?" [How are Ice Hotels built?] (in Swedish). Archived from the original on January 8, 2018.
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