"dew point" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dew points [plural]
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  1. The temperature at which the air becomes saturated and water vapor condenses to form dew. Categories (topical): Liquids, Weather Synonyms: dewpoint Related terms: frost point, vapor pressure Translations (temperature): punt de rosada [masculine] (Catalan), rosný bod [masculine] (Czech), dauwpunt (Dutch), rosopunkto (Esperanto), kastepiste (Finnish), point de rosée [masculine] (French), punto de orballo [masculine] (Galician), Taupunkt [masculine] (German), σημείο δρόσου (simeío drósou) [neuter] (Greek), pwen woze (Haitian Creole), daggarmark [neuter] (Icelandic), drúchtphointe [masculine] (Irish), punto di rugiada [masculine] (Italian), 露点 (roten) (alt: ろこてん) (Japanese), шық нүктесі (şyq nüktesı) (Kazakh), 이슬점 (iseuljeom) (Korean), 노점 (nojeom) (alt: 露點) (Korean), точка на роса (točka na rosa) [feminine] (Macedonian), duggpunkt [neuter] (Norwegian), ponto de condensação [masculine] (Portuguese), ponto de orvalho [masculine] (Portuguese), punct de condensare [neuter] (Romanian), punct de înrourare [neuter] (Romanian), точка росы (točka rosy) (Russian), ماڪ پد [masculine] (Sindhi), punto de rocío [masculine] (Spanish), punto de condensación [masculine] (Spanish), daggpunkt [common-gender] (Swedish), จุดน้ำค้าง (Thai), точка роси (točka rosy) [feminine] (Ukrainian), gwlithbwynt [masculine] (Welsh)

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