Meanings
nounsynthetic ice (uncountable)
- uncountablehobbiesA surface substitute for ice, allowing the use of ice sports equipment atop it; composed of high density polymers.
Synonyms: synthetic artificial ice, artificial ice
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA surface substitute for ice, allowing the use of ice sports equipment atop it; composed of high density polymers.
Similar
synthetic artificial iceartificial ice
Also see
Origin
From synthetic + ice, being a synthetic substitute for ice made from plastic, allowing one to glide and skate upon it with sports equipment for ice sports.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish muovijää, synteettinen jää
- muovijääsubstitute for ice
- synteettinen jääsubstitute for ice
- keinojääsubstitute for ice
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APA
synthetic ice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthetic%20ice
MLA
“synthetic ice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthetic%20ice. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synthetic ice,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthetic%20ice.
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