单词 | chill factor |
释义 | > as lemmaschill factor chill factor n. Brit. /ˈtʃɪl ˌfaktə/ , U.S. /ˈtʃɪl ˌfæktər/ Meteorology the perceived lowering of the air temperature caused by wind and other agencies; also, the effective temperature when this is taken into account; cf. wind-chill factor n. at wind n.1 Compounds 2.ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [noun] > chilling effect of moving air > measure or scale of wind chill1939 wind-chill index1939 chill factor1967 wind-chill factor1977 1967 N. Webster Add. Chill factor. 1973 B. Wright Four Seasons North 76 Cold in combination with wind produces the ‘chill factor’, which, more crucial than either temperature or wind velocity, can also be measured. 1977 Daily Tel. 19 Jan. 17/1 The ‘chill factor’—the cold the body actually feels when wind conditions are taken into account—was minus 60 degrees in Chicago and about minus 30 in New York. 1984 A. MacLean San Andreas iii. 78 ‘Yes, Ferguson, I have heard of the chill factor.’ ‘For every knot of wind the temperature, as far as the skin is concerned, falls by one degree.’ < as lemmas |
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