Dew
Dew is water in the form of droplets that appears on thin, exposed objects in the morning or evening. As the exposed surface cools by radiating its heat, atmospheric moisture condenses at a rate greater than that at which it can evaporate, resulting in the formation of water droplets.
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Famous quotes containing the word dew:
“Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber.
Thou hast no figures, nor no fantasies,
Which busy care draws in the brains of men;
Therefore thou sleepst so sound.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“But look, the morn in russet mantle clad
Walks oer the dew of yon high eastward hill.”
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