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apparent temperature

apparent temperature noun: the temperature perceived by humans, resulting from the combined effects of air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed.

Noun

apparent temperature (countable and uncountable, plural apparent temperatures)

  1. The temperature perceived by humans, resulting from the combined effects of air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see apparent, temperature.

Forms of apparent temperature

pluralapparent temperatures

Origin of apparent temperature

Invented by Robert Steadman, who published a paper about it in 1984.

Questions about apparent temperature

What does apparent temperature mean?
Apparent temperature means the temperature perceived by humans, resulting from the combined effects of air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed.
What part of speech is apparent temperature?
Apparent temperature is a noun.
What is the plural of apparent temperature?
The plural of apparent temperature is apparent temperatures.

Words near apparent temperature in the dictionary

  1. apparent death
  2. apparent horizon
  3. apparent horizons
  4. apparent magnitude
  5. apparent magnitudes
  6. apparent temperature
  7. apparent temperatures
  8. apparent time
  9. apparentlie
  10. apparently
  11. apparentness

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