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apparent temperature

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
ap-par-en-t tem-per-a-ture
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The temperature perceived by humans, resulting from the combined effects of air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see apparent, temperature.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Invented by Robert Steadman, who published a paper about it in 1984.

Usage

Inflected Forms

apparent temperatures (plural)

Questions

What does apparent temperature mean?
The temperature perceived by humans, resulting from the combined effects of air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed.
Where does apparent temperature come from?
Invented by Robert Steadman, who published a paper about it in 1984.

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