"obscuration" meaning in All languages combined

See obscuration on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: obscurations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} obscuration (countable and uncountable, plural obscurations)
  1. The state of being obscured. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act or state of being obscured): waowao (Maori)
    Sense id: en-obscuration-en-noun-ADMVFJ9K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'the act or state of being obscured': 85 15
  2. A unit of measurement used in particular for smoke detectors which respond to absorption of light by smoke, in percent absorption per unit length, e.g. % obs/ft, % obs/m. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-obscuration-en-noun-g-EUqCqo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for obscuration meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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