dry fog
dry fog noun: a fog or haze made up of dust or smoke particles, which consequently does not moisten exposed surfaces.
Noun
dry fog (plural dry fogs)
- A fog or haze made up of dust or smoke particles, which consequently does not moisten exposed surfaces.
- A fog of liquid droplets, occurring when the humidity or dew point would not normally allow fog, due to the droplets consisting of or being coated in an oil that prevents them from evaporating.
- This simple though important technical application suggested to me a condition of things under which the existence of so-called 'dry fog' would be possible. From our manufactories and domestic fires vast aggregate quantities of coal-tar and paraffin oil are daily distilled into the atmosphere, and...1879, E. Frankland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, volume 28, page 240
- (187) DRY FOG — Dense fogs have been noticed around London when the humidity was only 50 to 80 per cent. Frankland believes [...]. While this explanation is probably true, we do not know under what conditions a fog of oil and water gives drops of water coated with oil or drops of oil coated with...1919, Reprint and circular series of the National Research Council, page 50
dry fog meaning in Tamil
dry fog in Tamil
- வறட்சி மூட்டம்
Examples of dry fog in a sentence
- This simple though important technical application suggested to me a condition of things under which the existence of so-called 'dry fog' would be possible.1879, E. Frankland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, volume 28, page 240:
- (187) DRY FOG — Dense fogs have been noticed around London when the humidity was only 50 to 80 per cent.1919, Reprint and circular series of the National Research Council, page 50:
- You pull the trigger and a dry fog of vaporized insecticide billows out as you move around the outdoor area to be debugged.1967 August, Popular Science, volume 1919, number 2, page 138:
Forms of dry fog
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Questions about dry fog
- What does dry fog mean?
- Dry fog means a fog or haze made up of dust or smoke particles, which consequently does not moisten exposed surfaces.
- What is dry fog in Tamil?
- Dry fog in Tamil is வறட்சி மூட்டம். See Dry fog meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use dry fog in a sentence?
- This simple though important technical application suggested to me a condition of things under which the existence of so-called 'dry fog' would be possible.
- What part of speech is dry fog?
- Dry fog is a noun.
- What is the plural of dry fog?
- The plural of dry fog is dry fogs.
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