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19 sections
Contents
  • Formation
  • Types
  • Hoar frost
  • Advection frost
  • Window frost
  • White frost
  • Rime
  • Black frost<span class="anchor" id="Black frost"></span><span class="anchor" id="Killing frost"></span>
  • Effect on plants
  • Damage
  • Protection methods
  • Frost-free areas
  • Permafrost
  • Personifications
  • On other planets
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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Frost is a layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor that deposits onto a freezing surface. Frost forms when the air contains more water vapor than it can normally hold at a specific temperature. The process is similar to the formation of dew, except it occurs below the freezing point of water typically without crossing through a liquid state.

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