Dew point

Description

The temperature at which air is saturated with water vapor and below which dew begins to form. The dew point depends on the amount of moisture in the air. The amount of water vapor that air can hold decreases with temperature.

Synonyms and Related Terms

dew point temperature; Taupunkt (Deut.); température de rosée (Fr.); ponto de orvalho (Port.)

Resources and Citations

• Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988

• Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

• ASTM, Standard Terminology Relating to Conditioning, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Section 6, Paints, Related Coatings and Aromatics, ASTM, E41, 23-24, Sep-92

• Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998