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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Whether a planet's atmosphere contains hazes or other particles has a marked influence on global temperatures, incoming levels of starlight, and other factors that can hinder or foster biological activity, the researchers said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2023
"What we have always seen as blurred hazes in Jupiter's atmosphere now appear as crisp features that we can track along with the planet's fast rotation."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2023
Those hazes then venture into the dayside, and are vaporized in the heat.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023
The dark spot is likely he result of mixing hazes and ices.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2023
Before them, as they turned west, gentle slopes ran down into dim hazes far below.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
