droplet

drop·let | \ ˈdräp-lət

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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

Recent Examples on the Web The scientific consensus is that large-droplet transmission is the most common route. — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, "How Did I Catch the Coronavirus?," 7 Aug. 2020 While the models show only a modest increase in summer, the satellite data revealed that Antarctic droplet concentrations actually get as high as the polluted Northern Hemisphere—an eyebrow-raising result. — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "Using pristine Southern Ocean air to estimate pre-industrial pollution," 31 July 2020 Researchers have dug deeper to study how the entire spectrum of vocal sounds includes surprising differences in droplet spray. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "Does Speaking English Spread Coronavirus Quicker?," 11 June 2020 That, in turn, ultimately changes the color of the droplet from your perspective on the ground: red, violet, blue, green, yellow, purple and orange. — Chris Bianchi, The Denver Post, "Did you see the huge rainbow over Denver?," 28 May 2020 In another experiment, Parmitano got slimed when Koch fired a slime jet through a hovering green droplet. — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, "Astronauts Got Slimed in Space for Science," 19 May 2020 The open letter argues airborne transmission could be the only plausible explanation behind super spreader events where social distancing protocols were followed to prevent respiratory droplet transmission, as chronicled in an early Chinese study. — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, "Nearly 240 experts urge WHO, CDC to acknowledge airborne transmission of COVID-19," 6 July 2020 What's not clearly understood is how important droplet size is to coronavirus transmission, Milton said. — Maggie Fox, CNN, "Coronavirus can float in air and WHO and CDC should tell people that, experts say," 6 July 2020 Virginia Tech aerosol scientist Linsey Marr, listed as contributing to the tool tweeted that the model behind the tool assumes that air is well-mixed and that people observe physical distancing (thus, droplet transmission would not occur). — Robin Lloyd, Scientific American, "Coronavirus News Roundup for June 20-June 26," 27 June 2020

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'droplet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

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13 Aug 2020

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“Droplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droplet. Accessed 22 Aug. 2020.

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