Definition of brinicle in English:
brinicle
nounˈbrʌɪnɪk(ə)lˈbrīnək(ə)l
A long, tapering vertical tube of ice formed in the sea around a plume of very cold seawater produced by a developing ice sheet.
an unprecedented time-lapse shot underwater records the growth of a brinicle—an ice stalactite progressing downward toward the seabed
Example sentencesExamples
- Berlowitz recalls first seeing the footage of the brinicle and not even believing it herself.
- The brinicle has been nicknamed 'the icy finger of death'.
- Vanessa's team also adapted the technology to film the mysterious process of "brinicle formation", which has never before been filmed.
- Where the so-called "brinicle" met the sea bed, a web of ice formed that froze everything it touched, including sea urchins and starfish.
- As it grows down toward the seabed, the brinicle freezes everything it touches,
- Brinicles are found in both the Arctic and the Antarctic.
- Below the frozen ice a 'brinicle' forms, working its way down to the ocean floor.
- New video has been released that shows the formation of a brinicle on the ocean floor.
- The team journeyed under the ice to meticulously document the formation of "brinicles" - columns of frozen seawater - that snake down, tornado-like, to the ocean floor.
- It forms a brinicle as it contacts warmer water below the surface.
Origin
Early 21st century: blend of brine and icicle.