also: ダイアモンドダスト
noun
diamond dust; ice crystals
Meteorological term for tiny ice crystals suspended in the air, often glittering in sunlight. Also called 細氷 (さいひょう).
See also: 細氷
冬の朝、空気中にダイヤモンドダストがきらめいていた。
On a winter morning, diamond dust glittered in the air.
Variant spelling with ア instead of ヤ.
Spelling with interpunct.
Variant spelling with interpunct and ア.
Japanese synonym for the same meteorological phenomenon; more technical and less common in everyday speech.
Loanword from English 'diamond dust'.