DEW POINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dew point mean? 

• DEW POINT (noun)
  The noun DEW POINT has 1 sense:

1. the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins

  Familiarity information: DEW POINT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEW POINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("dew point" is a kind of...):

temperature (the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity))

saturation point ((chemistry) the stage at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution or in a vapor)