droplet

noun

drop·​let ˈdräp-lət How to pronounce droplet (audio)
: a tiny drop (as of a liquid)

Examples of droplet in a Sentence

Droplets of water collected on the windows. there were only a few droplets left in the canteen
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Scientists long thought that our droplets of sweat coalesced on the surface of our skin, and the authors of the analysis found something similar, albeit in pools. Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2025 Double rainbows occur when light is reflected twice inside a droplet, resulting in a secondary arc above the primary one, with the color order reversed. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025 Dias is seen leaning over the bar top in the area where the blood droplets were found before leaving the bar through the smashed door. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 July 2025 This type of plague can develop from untreated septicemic or bubonic plague, or when a person inhales infectious droplets coughed out by a person or animal with plague. Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 15 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for droplet

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of droplet was in 1607

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“Droplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droplet. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

droplet

noun
drop·​let ˈdräp-lət How to pronounce droplet (audio)
: a very small drop

Medical Definition

droplet

noun
drop·​let ˈdräp-lət How to pronounce droplet (audio)
: a tiny drop (as of a liquid)

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