結露

Japanese

Kanji in this term
結	露
けつ Grade: 4	ろ Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ke̞t͡sɨɾo̞]

Noun

結(けつ)露(ろ) • (ketsuro) 

1. (physics) dew condensation
2. dew, water droplets

   結(けつ)露(ろ)とは、例(たと)えば、室内(しつない)の暖(あたた)かい空気(くうき)に含(ふく)まれる水蒸気(すいじょうき)が、外気(がいき)で冷(ひ)やされた窓(まど)ガラスの表面(ひょうめん)に触(ふ)れることによって水滴(すいてき)に変(か)わる現象(げんしょう)です。

   Ketsuro toha, tatoeba, shitsu-nai no atatakai kūki ni fukumareru sui-jōki ga, gaiki de hiyasareta mado-garasu no hyōmen ni fureru koto ni yotte suiteki ni kawaru genshō desu.

   Dew condensation is a phenomenon in which, for example, water vapor contained in warm indoor air turns into water droplets, when it comes into contact with the surface of a window glass that has been cooled by the outside air.

Dew condensation occurs on the surface of a window glass.