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heat_index

heat index

English

Noun

heat index ‎(plural heat indices)

(US, meteorology) A figure used by American meteorologists to describe the apparent heat felt by a person as the result of a combination of temperature and humidity.

Coordinate terms

humidex (Canadian English)

Translations

figure used to describe the apparent heat felt by a person

German: Hitzeindex m

Romanian: index de căldură
Turkish: ısı indeksi

See also

windchill , windchill factor