German

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Etymology

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From Hitze (heat) +‎ Index (index), a calque of English heat index.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪt͡səˌɪndɛks/
  • Hyphenation: Hit‧ze‧in‧dex
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Noun

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Hitzeindex m (strong, genitive Hitzeindex or (rare) Hitzeindexes, plural Hitzeindizes or (rare) Hitzeindices)

  1. (meteorology) heat index

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