An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.
Used in a Sentence
frostbite
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for frostbite.
Editorial note
It also means that any negative temperature is capable of causing frostbite.
Examples16
Definitions3
Parts of speech2
Quick take
An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of frostbite gathered in one view.
(transitive) To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost.
(intransitive) To engage in winter sailboating.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for frostbite.
noun
An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.
verb
(transitive) To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in winter sailboating.
Example sentences
It also means that any negative temperature is capable of causing frostbite.
Then again weather that will cause frostbite under pants will somewhat ensure sane dressing practices.
On one occasion Mertz refused to believe he was suffering from frostbite and bit off the tip of his own little finger.
Small roll of duct tape so a wardrobe malfunction doesn't equal frostbite or dead.
PBR has been done before UE4 (The latest CoD has it and I think Frostbite 3).
Apple is encouraging Metal adoption through game engines like Unreal Engine 4, Frostbite and Unity (among others) to make it less demanding for developers.
NET developer needed immediately for six week contract in Frostbite Falls, MN!
Unfortunately I live in Illinois, and we have those times of year where frostbite is the natural result of barefoot.
Below that, my extremities shut down and frostbite is absolutely certain unless I am careful.
I expected it to end in an ambulance or lost toes from frostbite or something.
I believe they started doing it to alert people to the risk of frostbite.
I noticed the most recent crop of engines (thinking of Frostbite 3 here mostly) do a lot of cheating to run well.
Quote examples
EA's "big" engine which is now Frostbite from Dice already has Mantle support, it will likely be able to implement the DX12 side of it pretty quickly.
Proper noun examples
The fastest modern 3D engines (Frostbite, CryEngine) are as brilliantly efficient as those programs from the early days.
Frostbite 2's color seems a little off/too light in those demos, though, but UE4's color is way off.
Frostbite goes a bit further (they stream in the height-map etc.) but the bare method used is this.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use frostbite in a sentence?
It also means that any negative temperature is capable of causing frostbite.
What does frostbite mean?
An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.
What part of speech is frostbite?
frostbite is commonly used as noun, verb.