apparent temperature

American  

noun

1. heat index.

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apparent temperature Scientific  

1. See heat index

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Example Sentences

Apparent temperature — a combination of temperature and humidity — hit 138 F Friday morning in Rio, the highest index ever recorded there.

From Washington Times

"I could potentially change the apparent temperature down to something close to the background temperature. If anyone was using a thermal camera, I'd just blend into the background," Prof Dalton says.

From BBC

The cause of the unexpectedly high observed apparent temperature sensitivity therefore remains a mystery.

From Nature

The researchers did not determine the cause of the apparent temperature drop, but Parsonnet thinks it could be a combination of factors, including warmer clothing, indoor temperature controls, a more sedentary way of life and—perhaps most significantly—a decline in infectious diseases.

From Scientific American

The NWS defines a wind chill index as the apparent temperature, plus the effect of falling temperatures and the rate of heat loss from a human body, caused by the wind.

From Fox News