DEGREE-DAY


Meaning of DEGREE-DAY in English

/di gree"day'/ , n. Engin.

one degree of departure, on a single day, of the daily mean temperature from a given standard temperature. Abbr.: dd Also, degree day . Cf. cooling degree-day, growing degree-day, heating degree-day .

[ 1925-1930 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .