Icing may refer to:
Science and technology
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Atmospheric icing
Atmospheric icing occurs in the atmosphere when water droplets suspended in air freeze on objects they come in contact with. It is not the same as freezing rain, which is caused directly by precipitation.
Atmospheric icing occurs on aircraft, ...
, when water droplets freeze on objects they contact
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Icing (aeronautics)
In aeronautics, icing is the atmospheric icing, formation of water ice on an aircraft.
Icing has resulted in numerous aviation accidents and incidents, fatal accidents in aviation history.
Ice accretion and accumulation can affect the external s ...
, formation of icing on aircraft
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Icing (nautical), sea spray that freezes upon contact with ships
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Aufeis
Aufeis ( ) ( German for "ice on top") is a sheet-like mass of layered ice that forms from successive flows of ground or river water during freezing temperatures. This form of ice is also called overflow, icings, or the Russian term, naled (). Th ...
, or icing, a sheet-like mass of frozen groundwater
Sports
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Icing (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, icing is an infraction that occurs when a player shoots, bats, or deflects the puck from their own half (over the center red line) of the ice, beyond the opposing team's goal line, without scoring a goal.
The icing rule has thre ...
, an infraction
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Icing the kicker
In the sports of American football or Canadian football, the act of icing the kicker or freezing the kicker is the act of calling a timeout immediately prior to the snap before a field goal attempt in order to disrupt the process of kicking a fi ...
, a tactic in gridiron football
Other uses
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''Icing'' (album), by Cherubs, 1992
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Icing (behavior), or ghosting, ending contact and communication without warning
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Icing (food)
Icing, or frosting, is a sweet, often creamy Glaze (cooking technique), glaze made of sugar with a liquid, such as water or milk, that is often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, cream cheese, or flavorings. It is used to coat or ...
, a sweet glaze made of sugar, usually on baked goods
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Icing (game), a drinking game and Internet meme
* Icing, a jewelry and accessories retailer owned by
Claire's
Claire's (formerly known as Claire's Boutiques, Claire's Boutique and Claire's Accessories) is an American retailer of accessories, jewelry, and toys primarily aimed towards tween and teen
girls, and young women. It was founded in 1961 and i ...
See also
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Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy, sometimes known as cold therapy, is the local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy. Cryotherapy can be used in many ways, including whole body exposure for therapeutic health benefits or may be used locally to treat ...
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Ice
Ice is water that is frozen into a solid state, typically forming at or below temperatures of 0 ° C, 32 ° F, or 273.15 K. It occurs naturally on Earth, on other planets, in Oort cloud objects, and as interstellar ice. As a naturally oc ...
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Ising, a surname
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