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单词 humidex
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humidexn.

Brit. /ˈhjuːmᵻdɛks/, U.S. /ˈ(h)juməˌdɛks/, Canadian English /ˈhjuːmɪdeks/
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: humidity n., index n.
Etymology: Blend of humidity n. and index n.
Canadian.
Humidity index: a number indicating the level of discomfort experienced by an average person as a result of the combination of heat and humidity, calculated by adding a value based on the dew point to the atmospheric temperature.
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1965 Liberal (Richmond Hill, Ont.) 8 July 12/8 The weather bureau is now releasing a daily Humidex Rating.
1993 P. Williams That Other Place xvi. 105 We were in the middle of a typical Ottawa mid-summer heat wave... That entire month of July, with the humidex reading in the mid-40s, people sogged around the city like sponges.
2019 @TotalHomeComft 23 Sept. in twitter.com (accessed 27 Mar. 2019) Welcome to the first day of Fall in Ontario... The humidex is expected to be 29 or more! Let's enjoy this #IndianSummer for as long as we can!
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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