droplet

noun

drop·​let ˈdräp-lət How to pronounce droplet (audio)
: a tiny drop (as of a liquid)

Examples of droplet in a Sentence

Droplets of water collected on the windows. there were only a few droplets left in the canteen
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Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia contracted by inhaling contaminated water droplets. A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025 Measles virus spreads when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks and another person inhales droplets, Mayo Clinic said. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025 Removing soap scum and water droplets from glass shower doors has never been easier with this $10 squeegee. Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2025 The scales are hydrophobic enough to make water droplets bead up — but hydrophilic enough to keep them from rolling right off the reptiles. Jason Bittel, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for droplet

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of droplet was in 1607

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“Droplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droplet. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

droplet

noun
drop·​let ˈdräp-lət How to pronounce droplet (audio)
: a very small drop

Medical Definition

droplet

noun
drop·​let ˈdräp-lət How to pronounce droplet (audio)
: a tiny drop (as of a liquid)

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