Definition of droplet
: a tiny drop (as of a liquid)
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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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Most web-spinning spiders line their silken threads with droplets of glue, which snag blundering insects.
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They're packed with tiny oil droplets (the good kind) that remove makeup, debris, and excessive oils, while still leaving your skin hydrated.
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The researchers estimated the density of cloud droplets that could be produced by cosmic rays at the lowest altitudes.
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