Fog vs. Smog

Fog vs. Smog — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Fog and Smog

Fognoun

(uncountable) A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.

Smognoun

A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that is the result of urban air pollution.

Fognoun

(uncountable) A mist or film clouding a surface.

Smogverb

(informal) To get a smog check; to check a vehicle or have it checked for emissions.

If the car is more than five years old, you'll have to have it smogged before you can register it.

Fognoun

A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion.

He did so many drugs, he was still in a fog three months after going through detox.

Smognoun

air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog

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Fognoun

(photography) A silver deposit or other blur on a negative or developed photographic image.

Fognoun

(computer graphics) Distance fog.

Fognoun

A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.

Fognoun

Tall and decaying grass left standing after the cutting or grazing season; foggage.

Fognoun

(Scotland) Moss.

Fogverb

(intransitive) To become covered with or as if with fog.

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Fogverb

(intransitive) To become obscured in condensation or water.

The mirror fogged every time he showered.

Fogverb

To become dim or obscure.

Fogverb

(transitive) To cover with or as if with fog.

Fogverb

(transitive) To disperse insecticide into (a forest canopy) so as to collect organisms.

Fogverb

(transitive) To obscure in condensation or water.

Fogverb

(transitive) To make confusing or obscure.

Fogverb

To make dim or obscure.

Fogverb

To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.

Fogverb

(transitive) To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from.

Fogverb

(intransitive) To become covered with the kind of grass called fog.

Fognoun

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

Fognoun

an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

Fognoun

confusion characterized by lack of clarity

Fogverb

make less visible or unclear;

The stars are obscured by the clouds