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Keywords: Humidity, Blackbody, Chill, Heat, Temperature

Related Terms: Adiabatic, Convection, Cooling, Critical Temperature, Cryostat, Fahrenheit, Isothermal, Pyrometer, Radiator , Reheat, Superheat, Temperature, Thermal, Thermograph, Thermometer, Warm, Thermal Expansion, Thermal Equilibrium, Dry-Bulb Temperature, Heat Transfer, Latent Heat, Heat Pump, Cryogenic, Ambient Temperature, Temperature Rise, Adiabatic Process, Potential Temperature, Degree-Day, Cooling Load, Geothermal Heat Pump, Wind Chill, Heat Index, Temperature, Ambient, Heat Rise, Bowen Ratio, Dry Bulb Temperature, Thermal Gradient, Isothermal Process, Superheated Steam, Carnot Cycle, Superheating, Heating, Heat Gain, Celsius Temperature Scale, Sensible Heat, Total Heat, Dry Bulb, Mean Radiant Temperature, Heat, Sensible, Heating Degree-Day

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A measure of human discomfort due to combined heat and humidity (e.g., heat index).

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See Heat Index.

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The perceived temperature derived from either a combination of temperature and wind (wind chill) or temperature and humidity (heat index).

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A measure of the health risk due to various combinations of high temperature and humidity. The higher the number, the greater the possibility of heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

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The temperature determined for an object calculated by a remote infrared sensor based solely on the amount of radiation it emits assuming the object has Blackbody emission characteristics.

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