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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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Walking pneumonia can spread through droplets when someone coughs or sneezes, the germs linger in the air and others breathe them in, the CDC said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
That’s because the common cold and the flu are often transmitted through airborne viral droplets.
—Cheyenne Buckingham, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2024
In a test of the technology, droplets of the MENDs (in a carrier solution) were injected into the subthalamic nucleus region of the brains of lab mice.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
Whooping cough is caused by a bacteria, Bordetella pertussis, which can spread from person to person through the air via droplets of saliva, according to the DHS.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1607, in the meaning defined above
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“Droplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droplet. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
droplet
noun
drop·let
ˈdräp-lət
: a very small drop
Medical Definition
droplet
noun
drop·let
ˈdräp-lət
: a tiny drop (as of a liquid)
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