apparent temperature

English

Etymology

Invented by Robert Steadman, who published a paper about it in 1984.

Noun

apparent temperature (countable and uncountable, plural apparent temperatures)

  1. The temperature perceived by humans, resulting from the combined effects of air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see apparent,‎ temperature.
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