Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wind chill

/ˈwɪndt͡ʃɪl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: wind chill
IPA: /ˈwɪndt͡ʃɪl/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cooling effect of wind, especially on the human body, which causes the "feels like" temperature to be lower than the thermometer temperature.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The still-air temperature equivalent to a given combination of temperature and wind speed, as far as its cooling effect on exposed flesh is concerned.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The thermometer says zero, but with the wind chill it's more like minus five."
"A steady northwest breeze will keep wind chills in the teens and single digits for the remainder of your weekend."
"The air temperature that day was -13 degrees with a wind chill at -48, according to the NFL."

Etymology

From wind + chill.

Usage

Inflected Forms

wind chills (plural) wind-chill (alternative) windchill (alternative)

Phrases

heat index

Frequently Paired Words

heat index humidex

Synonyms

wind chill factor

Questions

How do you pronounce wind chill?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪndt͡ʃɪl/.
What does wind chill mean?: The cooling effect of wind, especially on the human body, which causes the "feels like" temperature to be lower than the thermometer temperature.
Where does wind chill come from?: From wind + chill.

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