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DEW POINT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("dew point" is a kind of...):
temperature (the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity))
saturation point ((chemistry) the stage at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution or in a vapor)