comfort curve

From Glossary of Meteorology
A line drawn on a graph of air temperature versus some function of humidity (usually wet-bulb temperature

or relative humidity) to show the varying conditions under which the average sedentary person feels the same degree of comfort; a curve of constant comfort.
The effective temperature line on a comfort chart (American Society of Heating and Air Conditioning) is such a curve.

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