- windchill index
- noun see windchill
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windchill index
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windchill factor — [wind′chil΄] n. an estimated measurement of the cooling effect of air and wind, esp. when applied to the loss of body heat from exposed skin; chill factor: also windchill index … English World dictionary
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windchill — noun Date: 1939 a still air temperature that would have the same cooling effect on exposed human skin as a given combination of temperature and wind speed called also chill factor, windchill factor, windchill index … New Collegiate Dictionary
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