"degree day" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: degree days [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} degree day (plural degree days)
  1. A measure of heating or cooling, computed as the integral of a function of time that generally varies with temperature.
    Sense id: en-degree_day-en-noun-PU9aHj9F
  2. A unit used in estimating the fuel consumption for a building; equal to the number of degrees that the mean temperature, for a 24-hour day, is below the base temperature, often 65F. Derived forms: cooling degree day, heating degree day Translations (unit): astepäivä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-degree_day-en-noun-zrJOdAK6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of 'unit': 0 100

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