| the temperature of the air at which hoarfrost begins to form. |
frost point
temperature, below 0 C (32 F), at which moisture in the air will condense as a layer of frost on any exposed surface. The frost point is analogous to the dew point, the temperature at which the water condenses in liquid form; both the frost point and the dew point depend upon the relative humidity of the air
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