DEGREE-DAY


Meaning of DEGREE-DAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈgrē-ˌdā ]

noun

Date: 1832

: a unit that represents one degree of difference from a given point (as 65°) in the mean daily outdoor temperature and that is used especially to measure heat requirements

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