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Examples of dew point in a Sentence
It's 78° outside and the dew point is 63°.
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The dew point is the temperature to which air must be cooled to become saturated with water vapor.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024
For much of the western U.S., the air is generally pretty dry, and dew points are low, so even those middle dew points can feel uncomfortable.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2024
Before the weather service established these dates, the start of the season was signaled by three consecutive days of average dew point temperatures of 55 degrees or higher.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024
Climatologists will look at dew point temperatures to understand how much water is in the atmosphere.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1826, in the meaning defined above
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“Dew point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dew%20point. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
dew point
noun
: the temperature at which the moisture in the air begins or would begin to collect on surfaces
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