hail
type of precipitation formed out of ice
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Summary
hail is a type of meteorological phenomenon[1]. hail draws 6,950 Wikipedia views per month (type of meteorological phenomenon category, ranking #8 of 22).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: precipitation[3]
- Commons category: Hail[4]
- Color: white[5]
- Has part(s): hailstone[6]
- Has cause: atmospheric convection[7], cumulonimbus[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hail[9]
- Commons gallery: Hail[10]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[12], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[13], Otto's encyclopedia[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], The American Cyclopædia[16], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[17], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[19]
- Has immediate cause: hailing[20]
- Equivalent class: http://www.ontospace.uni-bremen.de/ontology/stable/GUM-3.owl#Hailing[21]
- Different from: Grad[22], Hail[23], hailstone[24]
- Decomposition point: 0 °C[25]
- Name: grêlon[26]
- Does not have part: stone[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
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Influence
Things named for hail include Collatz conjecture[29], a conjecture[30].
Why It Matters
hail has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] hail is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for hail include Collatz conjecture[29], a conjecture[30].