(ˈ)nā|vā noun
( -s )
Etymology: French (Swiss dialect), from Latin niv-, nix snow
: the partially compacted granular snow that forms the surface part of the upper end of a glacier ; broadly : a field of granular snow — called also firn
(ˈ)nā|vā noun
( -s )
Etymology: French (Swiss dialect), from Latin niv-, nix snow
: the partially compacted granular snow that forms the surface part of the upper end of a glacier ; broadly : a field of granular snow — called also firn
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012