wind chill index

or wind·chill in·dex

[ wind-chil in-deks, win-, ]

nounMeteorology.
  1. a chart from which the combined effects of temperature and wind speed are formulaically calculated to determine wind chill: Once we hit a certain zone on the wind chill index, the risk of frostbite is apparent.

Origin of wind chill index

1
First recorded in 1935–40
  • Also called wind chill chart, wind·chill chart [wind-chil chahrt, win-] /ˈwɪnd ˌtʃɪl ˌtʃɑrt, ˈwɪn-/ .

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