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Dew Point
The temperature at which water starts to condense out of a particular air mass.
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dew point
[n] - the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins
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Dew Point
The temperature at which dew or condensation begins to form.
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Dew Point
The temperature at which water vapor begins to condense. See also: Absolute Humidity, Humidity, Humidity at Saturation, Relative Humidity.
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Dew Point
the temperature at which the condensation of a vapor begins; the term is usually applied to condensation of moisture from the water vapor in the atmosphere.
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Dew Point
The lowest temperature to which air can be cooled at constant pressure without causing condensation and hence the formation of cloud.
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Dew Point
Temperature at which vapor condenses from the atmosphere and forms water.
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Dew point
see vapour barrier.
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dew point
noun the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins
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dew point
the temperature at which moisture in the atmosphere is deposited as dew.
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Dew point
The dew point is the temperature to which a volume of humid air must be cooled, at constant barometric pressure, for water vapor to condense into liquid water. Condensed water is called dew when it forms on a solid surface. The dew point is a water-to-air saturation temperature. The dew point is as...
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Dew Point
Dew point is the temperature at which water vapor saturates from an air mass into liquid or solid usually forming rain, snow, frost or dew. Dew point normally occurs when a mass of air has a relative humidity of 100%. If the dew point is below freezing, it is referred to as the frost point.
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DEW POINT
The critical temperature at which vapor condenses from the atmosphere and forms water.
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dew point
The temperature at which the relative humidity of a body of air is 100 per cent. Further cooling causes vapour in the air to condense as water droplets
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DEW POINT
The temperature to which air must be cooled at a constant pressure to become saturated.
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Dew point
(dew-point temperature) The temperature to which a given parcel of air must be cooled at constant pressure and constant water-vapor content in order for saturation to occur. When this temperature is below 0
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dew point
the temperature at which the water vapour in an insulating gas begins to deposit as a liquid or frost, under standardized conditions
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dew point
The temperature to which air must be cooled for water vapor to begin to condense (see condensation). At the dew point, the air becomes saturated with water vapor and dew (condensed droplets of water) begins to form. The dew point rises rapidly with the humidity.
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Dew Point
The point at which the air at a certain temperature contains all the moisture possible without precipitation occurring. When the dew point is 65oF, one begins to feel the humidity. The higher the temperature associated with the dew point, the more uncomfortable one feels.
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dew point
dew point: see dew.
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Dew Point
Dew-point is the temperature at which condensation of the vapour in the air takes place. When the temperature of the air has been reduced by radiation to the dew-point, dew is deposited and an amount of heat set free which raises the temperature of the air. Thus the dew-point will indicate what the ...
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dew point
Type: Term Definitions: 1. the temperature at and below which moisture will condense for a specific humidity.
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dew point
Temperature at which the air becomes saturated with water vapour. At temperatures below the dew point, the water vapour condenses out of the air as droplets. If the droplets are large they become deposited on plants and the ground as dew; if small they remain in suspension in the air and form mist o...
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dew point
when air containing a given amount of water is cooled, the temperature at which the partial pressure of water equals the saturated vapor pressure.
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Dew-point
The temperature at which a given parcel of air must be cooled (at constant pressure and constant water vapour) in order for saturation to occur.
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