HAZE

Haze

Haze is traditionally an atmospheric phenomenon where dust, smoke and other dry particles obscure the clarity of the sky. The World Meteorological Organization manual of codes includes a classification of horizontal obscuration into categories of fog, ice fog, steam fog, mist, haze, smoke, volcanic ash, dust, sand and snow.

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haze

Noun

  1. Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility.
  2. A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.
  3. An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent.
  4. Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory.
  5. The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent.
  6. Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine.

Verb

  1. To be hazy, or thick with haze.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college or military unit.
  2. To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work.


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