virtual temperature

noun

The temperature that a dry parcel of air would need in order to have the same density as a parcel of a specific temperature and humidity.

Meanings

nounvirtual temperature (countable and uncountable, plural virtual temperatures)

plural virtual temperatures

  1. countableuncountableThe temperature that a dry parcel of air would need in order to have the same density as a parcel of a specific temperature and humidity.
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