单词 | wind-chill index |
释义 | > as lemmaswind-chill index wind-chill index n. a measure or scale of the combined effect of low temperature and wind-speed on body temperature (see quot. 1939). 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 1939 P. A. Siple Adaptations of Explorer to Climate of Antarctica (Ph.D. diss., Clark University) 166 I therefore propose in this discussion to multiply temperatures in degrees Centigrade below freezing by wind velocity in meters per second, the product of which I shall call the wind-chill index. 1959 R. E. Huschke Gloss. Meteorol. 629 Wind-chill index—(Also called wind-chill factor), the cooling effect of any combination of temperature and wind, expressed as the loss of body heat in kilogram calories per hour per square meter of skin surface. < as lemmas |
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