droplet
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droplets
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of droplet
Explanation
A tiny bit of dripping liquid is a droplet. It's so relaxing to take a slow walk in the misty rain, listening to water droplets fall on your umbrella. A droplet is a smaller version of a drop, which you can tell from the diminutive suffix -let, "smaller" (think booklet and piglet). If you're perspiring lightly on a hot day, you'll have droplets of sweat on your forehead, and if you accidentally turn on the spray attachment in the kitchen sink, you should dry those water droplets on the counter. Don't worry too much, though — the main thing to know about droplets is that they're tiny.
Vocabulary lists containing droplet
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Their results showed that nanoscale particles once viewed as imperfections to be eliminated could instead provide useful sites for droplet formation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The largest reliable values were found in strong updrafts with relatively low droplet concentrations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Introducing a modest number of bubbles created a much more even coating, while increasing the bubble concentration further caused particles to collect near the center of the droplet instead.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
“I can assure you that there is not one droplet of whey in this country that is left behind.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
The cutting machine worked like a deli sheer, peeling off slices about this size: The slices fell onto a droplet of water and rested on the droplet’s surface.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
The team then introduced a heat treatment that weakened the force holding droplets to the coated surface.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The technology works by helping water droplets form more easily and detach more quickly, a combination that could improve energy efficiency in power plants and desalination facilities while also enhancing the cooling of electronic devices.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
That creates a basic trade-off between nucleation, the initial formation of droplets, and droplet mobility.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The more frequently droplets appear and depart, the more often the surface is refreshed, allowing heat to move through it more efficiently.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The droplets glistened black in the moonlight, as if I were charred inside.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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