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# droplet

noun (droplet, droplets)

«droplet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A droplet is a very small drop of liquid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droplet/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons clouds are made of tiny water droplets; dew forms droplets on grass; condensation makes droplets on a cold window. In health lessons coughs and sneezes spread germs in droplets, so pupils «catch it, bin it, kill it» and cover their mouths. Phrases: water droplets, tiny droplets, droplets of dew.

### Examples

- Clouds are made of tiny water droplets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droplet/#x1)
- Droplets formed on the cold can. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droplet/#x2)
- Dew droplets sparkled on the grass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droplet/#x3)
- Sneezes spread germs in droplets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droplet/#x4)
- Cover your mouth when you cough to stop droplets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droplet/#x5)
- Droplets of rain ran down the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droplet/#x6)

### Note

Countable noun. «-let» means small: droplet (small drop), piglet, booklet. When droplets join and get heavy, they fall as rain.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «droplet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droplet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«droplet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/droplet.html) on Mova free.