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chill factor
noun[ Cusually singular ]
uk /ˈtʃɪl ˌfæk.tər/ us /ˈtʃɪl ˌfæk.tɚ/
the effect that wind has on how cold the air feels, or a measurement of this:
Low pressure over the North Sea yesterday meant cold easterly winds, adding to the chill factor.
The chill factor outside must have been at least -25 C.
Temperatures will rise slightly, but will feel no warmer as an easterly wind moves across the country, bringing with it a biting chill factor.
It was a cold night, with the chill factor increased by the biting wind.
They experienced temperatures of minus 50 degrees celsius and 50-knot winds, so those are extreme chill factors.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cold
Arctic
Baltic
bitingly
bitter
bone-chilling
brass
chill
chilled
freeze
frostbite
glacially
isothermal
isothermally
keenness
minus
nippy
occluded front
parky
perishing
wintry
Synonym
windchill
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