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windchill factor

  [wind-chil, win-]
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–noun Meteorology.
the apparent temperature felt on the exposed human body owing to the combination of temperature and wind speed.
Also, wind chill factor, wind-chill factor.
Also called chill factor, wind chill, windchill index.

Origin:
1945–50
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wind-chill factor   (wĭnd'chĭl')
n.  The temperature of windless air that would have the same effect on exposed human skin as a given combination of wind speed and air temperature.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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wind-chill factor  
The temperature of windless air that would have the same effect on exposed human skin as a particular combination of wind speed and air temperature. As the wind blows faster, heat is lost more quickly from exposed skin, making a person feel colder even though the air temperature remains the same. Also called chill factor.
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