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a shimmering atmospheric disturbance caused by currents of warm air between the observer and the object observed
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heat haze — noun : air rising above a hot surface (as of sand or rock) with a shimmering effect that tends to obscure details of the landscape * * * n. an obscuration of the atmosphere in hot weather, esp. a shimmering in the air near the ground that… … Useful english dictionary
haze — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ thick ▪ a thick haze of smoke ▪ faint, thin ▪ The sun now had a faint golden haze around it. ▪ shimmering … Collocations dictionary
heat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 being hot/level of temperature ADJECTIVE ▪ burning, fierce (esp. BrE), great, intense, searing, terrible, tremendous ▪ The soil is baked dry by the fierce … Collocations dictionary
haze — [[t]he͟ɪz[/t]] hazes 1) N VAR Haze is light mist, caused by particles of water or dust in the air, which prevents you from seeing distant objects clearly. Haze often forms in hot weather. They vanished into the haze near the horizon... The sun… … English dictionary
heat — heat1 [ hit ] noun *** ▸ 1 hot quality ▸ 2 part of competition ▸ 3 in physics ▸ 4 strong feeling/anger ▸ 5 pressure and criticism ▸ 6 for making building warm ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) singular or uncount the quality of being hot, or how hot something is … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
haze — 1 noun (singular, uncountable) 1 smoke, dust, or moisture in the air which makes it difficult to see through (+ of): a haze of cigarette smoke | heat haze (=a haze that forms in hot weather) 2 the feeling of being very confused and unable to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
heat — I UK [hiːt] / US [hɪt] noun Word forms heat : singular heat plural heats *** 1) [singular/uncountable] the quality of being hot, or the degree to which something is hot These paints can withstand heat up to 200 degrees. The firefighters were… … English dictionary
Heat index — The heat index (HI) is an index that combines air temperature and relative humidity in an attempt to determine the human perceived equivalent temperature how hot it feels, termed the felt air temperature. The human body normally cools itself by… … Wikipedia
Arctic haze — is the phenomenon of a visible reddish brown haze in the atmosphere at high latitudes in the Arctic due to air pollution. A major distinguishing factor of Arctic haze is the ability of its chemical ingredients to persist in the atmosphere for an… … Wikipedia
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