chill factor
noun
: windchill
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web At this steamy time of year, there’s also the chill factor: Colder drinks hold carbonation better than warm ones, and drinks that are both carbonated and cold have been shown to be more thirst-quenching. 
M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 The wind chill factor is expected to feel 2 below zero when the Packers and San Francisco 49ers kick off at 7:15 p.m. Saturday in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs at Lambeau Field. Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2022 The wind chill factor in the area at the time was reported at minus 12. Becky Bohrer, ajc, 5 Jan. 2022 Without having to loft nary a punt, the Packers dispatched the Bears 40-28 in front of 44,781 hearty souls, who braved a minus-7 degree wind chill factor and five Bear turnovers. Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 2 Jan. 2022 Maybe the office chill factor was worse than the wind chill. Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Dec. 2021 In January 2017, on a day that featured a wind-chill factor of 4 degrees, Beckham dropped several passes in the New York Giants’ playoff loss to the Packers. Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2021 Appropriately, the festivities took place in Bear weather: near zero with gusting winds lowering the wind chill factor to 32 below. Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 19 Oct. 2021 That chill factor is definitely a big selling point, and is made possible thanks to four fan speeds that blast cold air throughout the whole room via its 90-degree oscillating design. Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2021 See More
M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 The wind chill factor is expected to feel 2 below zero when the Packers and San Francisco 49ers kick off at 7:15 p.m. Saturday in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs at Lambeau Field. Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2022 The wind chill factor in the area at the time was reported at minus 12. Becky Bohrer, ajc, 5 Jan. 2022 Without having to loft nary a punt, the Packers dispatched the Bears 40-28 in front of 44,781 hearty souls, who braved a minus-7 degree wind chill factor and five Bear turnovers. Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 2 Jan. 2022 Maybe the office chill factor was worse than the wind chill. Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Dec. 2021 In January 2017, on a day that featured a wind-chill factor of 4 degrees, Beckham dropped several passes in the New York Giants’ playoff loss to the Packers. Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2021 Appropriately, the festivities took place in Bear weather: near zero with gusting winds lowering the wind chill factor to 32 below. Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 19 Oct. 2021 That chill factor is definitely a big selling point, and is made possible thanks to four fan speeds that blast cold air throughout the whole room via its 90-degree oscillating design. Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1965, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
chill factor
noun
: windchill