Weather / B2

DYOO/djuː/

Dew is small drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night (usually uncountable): dew point; morning dew. Condensation is the science twin; frost is frozen. Record dew in the microclimate practical, then the temperature. Mix-up: dew vs due; do; US /duː/ is not the British exam form; do not write dew for a skincare slogan with no temperature.

Meaning

Small drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night (usually uncountable).

Examples

• “Record dew in the microclimate practical, then the temperature, not a skincare slogan.”
• “Dew point featured in the weather table, which is the saturation-temperature sense — still quote °C.”

Good to know

morning dew; dew point; heavy with dew. Close: condensation. Contrast: frost. Trap: due. BrE /djuː/. Geography and physics. Night-time water drops — quote the temperature or the dew point.

Near in meaning

condensation, moisture, mist

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