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wind chill

noun
/ˈwɪndt͡ʃɪl/

Etymology

From wind + chill.

  1. derived from *gel-✻ — “to be cold”
  2. inherited from *kaliz✻
  3. inherited from *kali✻
  4. inherited from ċiele
  5. inherited from chele
  6. formed as wind chill — “wind + chill”

Definitions

  1. The cooling effect of wind, especially on the human body, which causes the "feels like"…

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

    • 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.

  2. The still-air temperature equivalent to a given combination of temperature and wind…

    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

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Derived

wind chill factor

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA