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droplet

[drop-lit] / ˈdrɒp lɪt /
NOUN
small amount of liquid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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"Essentially, all of this happens because there is a physical relation between the size of a droplet and the size of ice crystals in the clouds and the frequency spectrum," she pointed out.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

That creates a basic trade-off between nucleation, the initial formation of droplets, and droplet mobility.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

Researchers from China, the US, and Israel estimated quasi-steady-state supersaturation using measurements of updraft speeds and cloud droplet size distributions.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

Introducing a modest number of bubbles created a much more even coating, while increasing the bubble concentration further caused particles to collect near the center of the droplet instead.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

I stare at the illuminated slide in the microscope, at the orange droplet swimming in the eyepiece, and release a shaky breath.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Plague is a bacterial disease that can occur in several forms, including pneumonic plague, the most contagious type, which can spread through respiratory droplets.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The collisions briefly create tiny droplets of primordial matter that usually survive for less than a quadrillionth of a second.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Respiratory droplets containing Yersinia pestis are heavy and drop to surfaces quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Pneumonic plague is also highly contagious and can spread from person to person via air droplets.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Liquid splatters all over, and he flinches as the hot droplets sting his back.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton


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