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haze
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2009
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haze1
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n.
a slight obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles.
∎
a tenuous cloud of something such as vapor or smoke in the air:
a faint haze of steam.
∎ [in sing.] fig.
a state of mental obscurity or confusion:
through an alcoholic haze.
haze2
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v.
1. [tr.]
force (a new or potential recruit to the military, a college fraternity, etc.) to perform strenuous, humiliating, or dangerous tasks:
rookies were mercilessly hazed.
2. [tr.]
drive (cattle) in a specified direction while on horseback.
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Haze of polyethylene films--effects of material parameters and clarifying agents.(Abstract)
Magazine article from: Polymer Engineering and Science; 5/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; INTRODUCTION The haze of a film is defined as the fraction of...through a film decreases with increasing haze. The resolution of detail, a second criterion...From a light scattering point of view, haze corresponds to larger scattering angles...
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Haze, Still Misunderstood, Costs Industry $1B/Year.
Magazine article from: Semiconductor International; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Grenon Consulting Inc. (Colchester, Vt.). Haze, visible or printable crystalline structures...session devoted to the topic of time-dependent haze, Grenon noted that fabs still see haze as a problem that their suppliers need to take...
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Creating haze
Magazine article from: Stage Directions; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...this was done? The answer is simple: haze. For similar effects at rock concerts or discos, it always boils down to haze. Well, what does all this have to do...theater? A lot, it turns out. By using haze to turn the air surrounding a play into...
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South Asian haze forcing: Remote impacts with implications to ENSO and AO
Magazine article from: Journal of Climate; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...large interannual variability of the South Asian (SA) haze, estimating the corresponding variations in its radiative...their impacts on global climate variability. The SA haze is a widespread haze, covering most of South Asia and the northern Indian...
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The odyssey of Arctic haze: toward a global atmosphere regime. (Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Environment; 12/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...visibility was severely limited by a dense haze that extended horizontally for thousands...conclusions were drawn about whether the haze was a natural phenomenon or one caused...follow-up studies were conducted. The haze over the Arctic was largely forgotten until...
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If rhetoric could banish the haze ...
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 8/18/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...18-2005 If rhetoric could banish the haze ... Byline: Syed Nadzri Edition: Main...your-eyes day" following the latest haze episode - something along the lines and...pledges and promises about ending the haze that seem to have come to nothing. Some...
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Haze Defects Are a Solvable Problem (Part 2).
Magazine article from: Semiconductor International; 3/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...Editor In Part 1 of this column (see "Haze Defects Limit Life of Photomasks," February...p. 32), I covered the main types of haze defects that occur on reticles and examined...This column examines the magnitude of the haze problem and estimates the efforts needed...
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Lost horizons. (pollution-induced haze)
Magazine article from: Weatherwise; 6/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...pall coats the sky. The stage is set for haze, the murk that plagues the East from late spring through early autumn. Because haze accompanies the high humidity of eastern...fact of life. But today's incessant haze is mostly a product of pollution--and...
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HAZE Unfazed
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 12/18/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...RAZAK New Straits Times 12-18-2005 HAZE Unfazed Byline: ARNI ABDUL RAZAK Edition...since 2003 but Malaysian-born Hari "Haze" Krish Menon is unfazed by success, keeping...achievements. But 32-year-old Hari "Haze" Krish Menon likes it like that. "I...
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Roundup: Singapore experiencing wave of haze from Indonesia by Zheng Xiaoyi and Zhang Yongxing
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 10/18/2006; 700+ words
; ...Roundup: Singapore experiencing wave of haze from Indonesia by Zheng Xiaoyi and Zhang...been experiencing month-long wave of haze from neighboring Indonesia, which has...are being blamed for the current wave of haze, which has blackened most parts of Singapore...
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haze
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
haze suspension in the atmosphere of minute dust or salt particles that are...individually seen but that nevertheless reduce visibility. So-called damp haze and dry haze produce different optical effects because the particles of each are of...
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haze, to
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
haze, to, to make life on board a ship as uncomfortable as possible for the crew...in his Two Years Before the Mast , describes how Captain Thompson used to haze the crew by turning out the watch below, rain or fine. He then made them stand...
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chill haze
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
chill haze See haze .
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Visual Pollution
Book article from: Pollution A to Z
...how far and how well people can see into the distance. Haze obscures visibility. It is caused when light is absorbed...Nitrogen dioxide and other pollution gases also contribute to haze. Haze increases with summer humidity because sulfate and other...
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Sirolimus
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
...Refrigerated sirolimus solution may develop a slight haze. If haze is noticed, the drug should be left at room temperature and gently shaken until haze disappears. If a dose is missed, it should taken as...
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