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mist
mist / mist/ • n. a cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface limiting visibility, but to a lesser extent than fog; strictly, with visibility remaining above 1.5 miles (1 km): the peaks were shrouded in mist | [in sing.] a mist rose out of the river. ∎ [in sing.] a condensed vapor settling in fine droplets on a surface: a breeze cooled the mist of perspiration that had dampened her temples. ∎ [in sing.] a haze or film over the eyes, esp. caused by tears, and resulting in blurred vision: Ruth saw most of the scene through a mist of tears. ∎ used in reference to something that blurs one's perceptions or memory: Sardinia's origins are lost in the mists of time. • v. cover or become covered with mist: [tr.] the windows were misted up with condensation | [intr.] the glass was beginning to mist up. ∎ [intr.] (of a person's eyes) become covered with a film of tears causing blurred vision: her eyes misted at this heroic image. ∎ [tr.] spray (something, esp. a plant) with a fine cloud of water droplets. ORIGIN: Old English, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Greek omikhlē ‘mist, fog.’ |
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"mist." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mist." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mist.html "mist." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mist.html |
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mist A surface-layer atmospheric condition in which visibility is reduced by very fine, suspended water droplets. In synoptic meteorology, the relative humidity in a mist condition is more than 95 per cent and overall visibility is at least 1 km. See also haze and fog.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "mist." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "mist." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-mist.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "mist." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-mist.html |
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mist vapour of water; dimness, obscurity. OE. mist = (M)LG., (M)Du. mist, OIcel. -mistr :- Gmc. *mixstaz, f. *mǐʒ- (cf. Du. miggelen drizzle):- IE. *migh- *meigh-, as in Gr. omikhlē, OSl. mígla mist, Skr. meghá- cloud.
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T. F. HOAD. "mist." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "mist." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mist.html T. F. HOAD. "mist." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mist.html |
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mist Surface-layer atmospheric condition in which visibility is reduced by very fine, suspended water droplets. In synoptic meteorology, the relative humidity in a mist condition is more than 95% and overall visibility is at least 1 km. See also HAZE; and FOG.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "mist." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "mist." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-mist.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "mist." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-mist.html |
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mist see fog . |
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"mist." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mist." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-mist.html "mist." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-mist.html |
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mist •assist, cist, coexist, consist, cyst, desist, enlist, exist, fist, gist, grist, hist, insist, list, Liszt, mist, persist, resist, schist, subsist, tryst, twist, whist, wist, wrist
•Dadaist • deist • fideist • Hebraist
•Mithraist • essayist • prosaist
•hobbyist, lobbyist
•Trotskyist • boniest • copyist • veriest
•pantheist • atheist • polytheist
•monotheist
•Maoist, Taoist
•oboist • egoist • jingoist • banjoist
•soloist • Titoist • Shintoist
•canoeist, tattooist, Uist
•voodooist • altruist • casuist
•euphuist • Lamaist • vibist • cubist
•Arabist • faddist • propagandist
•contrabandist • avant-gardist • eldest
•sadist • encyclopedist
•immodest, modest
•Girondist • keyboardist
•harpsichordist • nudist • Buddhist
•unprejudiced • Talmudist
•psalmodist • threnodist • hymnodist
•monodist • chiropodist • parodist
•heraldist • rhapsodist • prosodist
•Methodist • absurdist
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"mist." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mist." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mist.html "mist." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mist.html |
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