smog

smog

noun \ˈsmäg, ˈsmȯg\

Definition of SMOG

: a fog made heavier and darker by smoke and chemical fumes; also : a photochemical haze caused by the action of solar ultraviolet radiation on atmosphere polluted with hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen especially from automobile exhaust

— smog·less \ˈsmä-gləs, ˈsmȯ-\ adjective

Examples of SMOG

1. <the city's smog was once so bad that darkness often prevailed, even at noon>

Origin of SMOG

smoke + fog

First Known Use: 1884

Related to SMOG

Synonyms: brume, fog, gauze, mist, murk, reek, haze, soup

Related Words: bank, cloud, fume, miasma, smoke, smother, steam

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Other Climate/Meteorology Terms

monsoon, occlusion, ozone, rime, squall, zephyr

Rhymes with SMOG

blog, bog, clog, cog, flog, fog, frog, grog, hog, jog, log, nog, Prague, prog, quag, shog, slog, tog