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dew point | the atmospheric temperature (varying according to pressure and humidity) below which water droplets begin to condense and dew can form |
heat index | a quantity expressing the discomfort felt as a result of the combined effects of the temperature and humidity of the air |
convection | he movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat |
radiation | he movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat |
cirrus | a slender tendril or hairlike filament, such as the appendage of a barnacle, the barbel of a fish, or the intromittent organ of an earthworm |
stratus | cloud forming a continuous horizontal gray sheet, often with rain or snow |
cumulus | cloud forming a continuous horizontal gray sheet, often with rain or snow |
humidity | a modest or low view of one's own importance; humbleness |
transformation | cloud forming a continuous horizontal gray sheet, often with rain or snow |
conduction | the process by which sound waves travel through a medium |