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vog

/vɒɡ/US/vɑɡ/

vog noun: air pollution caused by substances (such as sulphur dioxide) emitted by a volcano.

vog: air pollution caused by substances (such as sulphur dioxide) emitted by a volcano
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Noun

vog (countable and uncountable, plural vogs)

  1. Air pollution caused by substances (such as sulphur dioxide) emitted by a volcano.
    • […] where fluidal textures can be clearly noticed as well as abundant vogs formed by escaped gases […]1992, Geological-Mining Monograph of the State of Queretaro, page 82
    • You are permitted to inspect the current eruption [from Kiluea, Hawaii] from a safe distance. […] On humid days water vapour combines with the sulphurous emanations to produce an acrid mist known as vog.2004, Richard [Alan] Fortey, “Island”, in The Earth: An Intimate History, London: HarperCollins, →ISBN; Earth: An Intimate Portrait, 1st Vintage Books edition, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, November...

Examples of vog in a sentence

  • The two images compare atmospheric clarity between a volcanic-smog (vog)-free day (A) and a heavy-vog day (B).2012, Joanne N. Feldman, Robert I. Tilling, “Volcanic Eruptions, Hazards, and Mitigation”, in Paul S[tuart] Auerbach, editor, Wilderness...
  • On the Islands, fog is a rare occurrence, but there can often be "vog," an airborne haze of gases released from volcanic vents on the Big Island.2013, Karen Anderson et al., Fodor’s 2014 Hawaii, New York, N.Y.: Fodor's Travel, →ISBN:

Forms of vog

pluralvogs

Origin of vog

Blend of volcano + fog, by analogy with smog.

Words formed from vog

Words that rhyme with vog

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Questions about vog

What does vog mean?
Vog means air pollution caused by substances (such as sulphur dioxide) emitted by a volcano.
How do you use vog in a sentence?
The two images compare atmospheric clarity between a volcanic-smog (vog)-free day (A) and a heavy-vog day (B).
What part of speech is vog?
Vog is a noun.
How do you pronounce vog?
Vog is pronounced /vɒɡ/ (UK).
What is the plural of vog?
The plural of vog is vogs.

Words near vog in the dictionary

  1. voevoda
  2. voevodas
  3. voevode
  4. voevodes
  5. voevods
  6. vog
  7. vogad
  8. vogads
  9. Vogan
  10. Vogans
  11. Voge

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