haze
noun
an aggregation in the atmosphere of very fine, widely dispersed, solid or liquid particles, or both, giving the air an opalescent appearance that subdues colors.
hazes
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pluralof haze.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When such atmospheric aerosols are present, the KU researcher said hazes can block the light filtering through the atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 2, 2024
Brande and his co-authors took special note of regions where exoplanets tend to form clouds or hazes high up in their atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 2, 2024
As winds whip around the planet, carrying along the quartz nanoparticles, they form high-altitude hazes — essentially diffuse clouds of rock crystals — at the day–night termination zone.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023
The dark spot is likely he result of mixing hazes and ices.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2023
And there was the quiet terror that suffused my senses when vast hazes of gold washed earthward from star-heavy skies on silent nights .
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
