wind chill factor
German translation: empfundene Temperatur
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Windfrostfaktor Explanation: not etched in stone anyway |
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Windkältefaktor Explanation: hmmm, tough one |
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empfundene Temperatur Explanation: Weather forecasters in German radio and television use the term "empfundene Temperatur". This basically is the same as "subjective temperature". Official terms are "Behaglichkeitstemperatur" or, in maritime texts, "Wind-Chill" Reference: http://www.wetter.de/lexikon/lexikon_form.cfm |
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Windkältefaktor Explanation: Windkältefaktor would be literally translated, but you could also try to use a more descriptive translation like "Faktor des subjektiven Kältegefühls". |
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Wind-chill-Index Explanation: I have also heard "empfundene Temperatur", but for meteorological (scientific) purposes also Wind-chill-Index (chill with small c) |
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"gefühlte Temperatur" bzw. korrekter: "Unterschied zwischen gemessener und gefühlter Temperatur" Explanation: In the German TV news "gefühlte Temperatur" is now also being used besides "empfundene Temperatur". However, "wind chill factor" means the relationship between "gemessener Temperatur" and "gefühlter Temperatur". |
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"Wind Chill Factor " or "Wind Chill Faktor" Explanation: The term appears to be used 'as is', i.e. in the English original since it was coined by American scientists. I have seen it described as : "abkühlender Effekt des Windes". Biologists use the phrase "biologisch wirksame Temperatur" to describe the Temperature that results from the wind chill factor being applied to a set temperature. Reference: http://www.web100.com/~sib/windchill.html Reference: http://www.weiss.de/Fibro/GKT/chill.htm |
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empfundene Temperatur Explanation: I would definitely translate it as empfundene Temperatur. Windkälte is not common and I never heard it. Good luck |
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Windkühlindex, Windkühlfaktor, both m. Explanation: Per A. Kucera, The Compact Dictionary of Exact Science and Technology, Vol. I, English-German |
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