water droplets

Dew on grass

Water droplets are small, roughly spherical particles of liquid water suspended in air or resting on surfaces.

They form clouds, fog, and mist, and appear as condensation on cold glasses or morning dew on grass.

The term emphasizes their discrete, particulate nature rather than water as a continuous substance: Water droplets clung to the windshield.

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surface tension · drizzle · dew point · cohesion · dispersion · splatter · atomizers · evaporation · hydration · transpiration · beading · cloud · nucleation · refraction · cooling systems · morning · shower · spray

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physical state of water

water dropletsice crystals

Solid water formations

snowflakes · ice particles · frost · sleet · frozen precipitation

moisture presence

water dropletsdryness

Absence of moisture

aridity · desiccation · dry air · drought · dust particles

physical form/aggregation

water dropletswater vapor

H₂O in gaseous state

steam · body of water · mist · continuous flow

Family

water, dropped, watered, watering, dropping, droplet, waters, raindrop, dewdrop

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G