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degree-day

de·gree-day
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-gree dey]
    • /dɪˈgri deɪ/
    • /dɪˈɡriː deɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-gree dey]
    • /dɪˈgri deɪ/

Definitions of degree-day word

  • noun degree-day one degree of departure, on a single day, of the daily mean temperature from a given standard temperature. Abbreviation: dd. 1
  • noun degree-day Alternative form of degree day. 0

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Origin of degree-day

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-1930

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Degree-day

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

degree-day popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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