FOG

Fog

Fog is a collection of liquid water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface. While fog is a type of stratus cloud, the term "fog" is typically distinguished from the more generic term "cloud" in that fog is low-lying, and the moisture in the fog is often generated locally . Fog is distinguished from mist only by its density, as expressed in the resulting decrease in visibility: Fog reduces visibility to less than 1 km, whereas mist reduces visibility to no less than 1 km. For aviation purposes in the UK, a visibility of less than 5 km but greater than 999 m is considered to be mist if the relative humidity ...

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fog

Noun

  1. A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.
  2. A mist or film clouding a surface.
  3. A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion.
  4. A silver deposit or other blur on a negative or developed photographic image.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.
  2. Tall and decaying grass left standing after the cutting or grazing season; foggage.
  3. Moss.

Verb

  1. To become covered with or as if with fog.
  2. To become obscured in condensation or water.
    The mirror fogged every time he showered.
  3. To become dim or obscure.
  4. To cover with or as if with fog.
  5. To obscure in condensation or water.
  6. To make confusing or obscure.
  7. To make dim or obscure.
  8. To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from.


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