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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEW POINT

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Dew point is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DEW POINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dew point

The dew point is the temperature at which the water vapor in air at constant barometric pressure condenses into liquid water at the same rate at which it evaporates. At temperatures below the dew point, water will leave the air. The 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 associated with relative humidity. A high relative humidity indicates that the dew point is closer to the current air temperature. Relative humidity of 100% indicates the dew point is equal to the current temperature and that the air is maximally saturated with water. When the moisture content remains constant and temperature increases, relative humidity decreases. General aviation pilots use dew-point data to calculate the likelihood of carburetor icing and fog, and to estimate the height of the cloud base. This graph shows the maximum percentage, by mass, of water vapor that air at sea-level across a range of temperatures can contain. For a lower ambient pressure, a curve has to be drawn above the current curve. A higher ambient pressure yields a curve under the current curve.

Definition of dew point in the English dictionary

The definition of dew point in the dictionary is the temperature at which water vapour in the air becomes saturated and water droplets begin to form.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEW POINT

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Dewey
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WORDS THAT END LIKE DEW POINT

access point
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Synonyms and antonyms of dew point in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dew point» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEW POINT

Find out the translation of dew point to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dew point from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dew point» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

露点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punto de rocío
570 millions of speakers

English

dew point
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ओस बिंदु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نقطة الندى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

точка росы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ponto de orvalho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিশির বিন্দু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

point de rosée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Titik embun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Taupunkt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

露点
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노점
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Titik embun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điểm sương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பனி புள்ளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दव बिंदू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çiğ noktası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

punto di rugiada
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

punkt rosy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

точка роси
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

punctul de roua
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σημείο δρόσου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Doupunt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

daggpunkt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

duggpunkt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dew point

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEW POINT»

The term «dew point» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.994 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEW POINT» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEW POINT»

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The Dew Point
" - Carolyn Clay, Boston Phoenix "It is a pleasure to report that The Dew Point by Neena Beber, who won a Village Voice OBIE last season for emerging playwright, is an intelligent, well constructed, contemporary drama with sharp, bright, ...
Neena Beber, 2009
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Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food, and Biological ...
Once the state of the moist air has been established on the chart, the dew point temperature of this moist air can be determined by following along constant humidity ratio to the saturation curve. The temperature at this intersection is the dew ...
Dennis R. Heldman, 2003
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Phase Equilibria: Measurement & Computation
ELEVEN. DEW-POINT,. BUBBLE-POINT,. AND. FLASH. CALCULATIONS. 11.1 INTRODUCTION When a liquid at constant pressure is heated, eventually, at a certain temperature, the first bubble of vapor will form. This temperature is the ...
Andre Muhlbauer, 1997
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Hygrometrical tables, containing the temperature at ...
To find the Temperature of the Dew-Point . Case I. — If the readings of both the dry- and wet-bulb thermometers be whole degrees, the dew-point will be found opposite to the reading of the wet- bulb. Case II. — If the reading of the dry-bulb be ...
James Glaisher, 1856
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Hygrometrical Tables, containing the temperature of the ...
ON THE MANNER OF USING THE TABLES. To find the Temperature of the Dew' Point. Cass I.—If the readings of both the dry' and wet'bulb thermometers be whole degrees, the dew'point will be found opposite to the reading of the wetbulb .
James GLAISHER, 1869
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Heat Treating: Proceedings of the 16th Conference
Pco2= (1/K.) (Pco/Ph2) Ph2o Oxygen probe output vs. dew point (Eq. 6) Ph2o is related to the dew point by the following expression dew point °C=(5422.18)/( 14.7316-InPH2o) -273.16 (Eq. 7) The application of Eqs. 6 and 7 are shown in Fig.l ...
Jon L. Dossett, Robert E. Luetje, 1996
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Plastic Injection Molding: Manufacturing Startup and Management
Dew Point Measurement The dew point is the temperature at which the plastic material is considered dry, when using a dehumidifier. This can be measured using a special dew point meter (available from molder supply houses) that indicates ...
Douglas M. Bryce, 1999
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Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to the Atmosphere
When the air temperature and dew point are equal, the air is saturated and the relative humidity is 100 percent. Even though the relative humidity maybe 100 percent, the air, under certain conditions, may be considered “dry.” Observe, for ...
C. Donald Ahrens, 2014
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Analytical Instrumentation
Dew-point sensors of this type can be grouped, according to the method used to detect the appearance of this condensate, into conductivity and optical (mirror) types. Surface Conductivity Every object in a moist atmosphere has water ...
Bela G. Liptak, 1994
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More Super Science with Simple Stuff
Science The dew point is the temperature at which the air can no longer hold water. The water condenses out of the air in the form of dew. Stuff Empty soup or vegetable can; water at room temperature; thermometer; ice cubes; straw ...
Susan Popelka, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEW POINT»

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Humidity vs Mugginess - WXedge.com
For example, if it's 35°F outside and the dew point is 35°F as well, the relative humidity will be 100%, which is very high, but it sure isn't “muggy” ... «Wxedge.com, Jul 15»
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More Smoke & Rising Heat - Tropical Dew Points Return This …
NOAA guidance hints at 90F by Sunday with a dreadfully-drippy dew point in the 70-75F range next week with a heat index topping 100F at ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
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Commonly misused monsoon-terms - Tucson News Now
DEW POINT: Most of us probably don't walk down the street saying, "how about this dew point today?", but it is a common meteorological term ... «Tucson News Now, Jul 15»
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Tom's late-night forecast
FULL WEATHER: ### DEW POINT MAP SEEING DEW POINTS IN THE ... AND 70S ### DEW POINT SCALE OUR DEW POINTS HAVE BEEN ... «WPTZ The Champlain Valley, Jul 15»
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More showers and thunderstorms could develop today - WFSB 3 …
"But it will feel like 90 or higher with dew point values in the 70s," Dixon said. Thursday remains a big question mark, according to Haney. «WFSB, Jul 15»
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Hot, humid and soaking wet... Risk of flash flooding this afternoon
Big story will be the warm and STICKY conditions waiting for you outside! We're starting in the 70s. With dew point temps in the 70s too the air ... «My Fox Boston, Jul 15»
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Very humid and hot today with a stray afternoon storm - KPLC 7 …
Dew point values in the upper 70s will make the apparent temperature feel like 102 to 105 this afternoon, so take your heat precautions if ... «KPLC-TV, Jul 15»
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Storm chances arrive before the weekend | Weather - KCCI Home
DEW POINT AT 52, WIND AT SIX. CAROL TO AUTO BEEN IS THE COOL SPOT ACROSS THE STATE. 54 IN AMES, PELLA IS 59. WE HAVE ... «KCCI Des Moines, Jul 15»
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Humidity brings discomfort to WMass | WWLP.com
That moist, sticky feel in the air you feel is the dew point. The dew point is the amount of moisture in the air, and when dew points are in the 70's ... «wwlp.com, Jul 15»
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Harvey's Tuesday night Boston area forecast
IT'S REALLY THE HUMIDITY -- THAT'S WHAT WE USED TO SAY -- OR OF COURSE THE DEW POINT AS WELL. ... 70 DEW POINT TO 48. «WCVB Boston, Jul 15»

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