chill factor

noun

, Meteorology.

1. wind chill.

chill factor

/ chĭl /

1. See wind-chill factor

Word History and Origins

Origin of chill factor¹

First recorded in 1960–65; short for windchill factor ( def )

Example Sentences

The race has never been canceled, though it was shortened in 1981, when the wind chill factor dropped to 71 degrees below zero.

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He allowed that he does have a limit of 30 below, not counting the wind chill factor.

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That is, the chill factor on open and collective self-critique that comes from decades of being worn down by prejudice.

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