What is "fog"

Fog \Fog\ (f[o^]g), n. [Cf. Scot. fog, fouge, moss, foggage rank grass, LL. fogagium, W. ffwg dry grass.] (Agric.)

1. A second growth of grass; aftergrass.

2. Dead or decaying grass remaining on land through the winter; -- called also foggage. [Prov.Eng.]
   --Halliwell.

   Note: Sometimes called, in New England, old tore. In Scotland, fog is a general name for moss.

Fog \Fog\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fogged; p. pr. & vb. n. Fogging.]

1. To envelop, as with fog; to befog; to overcast; to darken; to obscure.

2. (Photog.) To render semiopaque or cloudy, as a negative film, by exposure to stray light, too long an exposure to the developer, etc.

Fog \Fog\ (f[o^]g), v. t. (Agric.) To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from.

Fog \Fog\ (f[o^]g), v. i. [Etymol. uncertain.] To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog. [Obs.]

Where wouldst thou fog to get a fee?
--Dryden.

Fog \Fog\, v. i. (Photog.) To show indistinctly or become indistinct, as the picture on a negative sometimes does in the process of development.

Fog \Fog\ (f[o^]g), n. [Dan. sneefog snow falling thick, drift of snow, driving snow, cf. Icel. fok spray, snowdrift, fj[=u]k snowstorm, fj[=u]ka to drift.]

1. Watery vapor condensed in the lower part of the atmosphere and disturbing its transparency. It differs from cloud only in being near the ground, and from mist in not approaching so nearly to fine rain. See Cloud.

2. A state of mental confusion.

3. (Photog.) Cloudiness or partial opacity of those parts of a developed film or a photograph which should be clear.

   Fog alarm, Fog bell, Fog horn, etc., a bell, horn, whistle or other contrivance that sounds an alarm, often automatically, near places of danger where visible signals would be hidden in thick weather.

   Fog bank, a mass of fog resting upon the sea, and resembling distant land.

   Fog ring, a bank of fog arranged in a circular form, -- often seen on the coast of Newfoundland.

Cloud \Cloud\ (kloud), n. [Prob. fr. AS. cl[=u]d a rock or hillock, the application arising from the frequent resemblance of clouds to rocks or hillocks in the sky or air.]

1. A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere. I do set my bow in the cloud. --Gen. ix. 13. Note: A classification of clouds according to their chief forms was first proposed by the meteorologist Howard, and this is still substantially employed. The following varieties and subvarieties are recognized:

   1. Cirrus. This is the most elevated of all the forms of clouds; is thin, long-drawn, sometimes looking like carded wool or hair, sometimes like a brush or room, sometimes in curl-like or fleecelike patches. It is the cat's-tail of the sailor, and the mare's-tail of the landsman.

   2. Cumulus. This form appears in large masses of a hemispherical form, or nearly so, above, but flat below, one often piled above another, forming great clouds, common in the summer, and presenting the appearance of gigantic mountains crowned with snow. It often affords rain and thunder gusts.

   3. Stratus. This form appears in layers or bands extending horizontally.

   4. Nimbus. This form is characterized by its uniform gray tint and ragged edges; it covers the sky in seasons of continued rain, as in easterly storms, and is the proper rain cloud. The name is sometimes used to denote a raining cumulus, or cumulostratus.

   5. Cirro-cumulus. This form consists, like the cirrus, of thin, broken, fleecelice clouds, but the parts are more or less rounded and regulary grouped. It is popularly called mackerel sky.

   6. Cirro-stratus. In this form the patches of cirrus coalesce in long strata, between cirrus and stratus.

   7. Cumulo-stratus. A form between cumulus and stratus, often assuming at the horizon a black or bluish tint. -- Fog, cloud, motionless, or nearly so, lying near or in contact with the earth's surface. -- Storm scud, cloud lying quite low, without form, and driven rapidly with the wind.

2. A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor. ``A thick cloud of incense.''
   --Ezek. viii. 11.

3. A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's reputation; a cloud on a title.

4. That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect.

5. A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection. ``So great a cloud of witnesses.''
   --Heb. xii. 1.

6. A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head.

   Cloud on a (or the) title (Law), a defect of title, usually superficial and capable of removal by release, decision in equity, or legislation.

   To be under a cloud, to be under suspicion or in disgrace; to be in disfavor.

   In the clouds, in the realm of facy and imagination; beyond reason; visionary.

1590s (transitive), from fog (n.1). Intransitive use from 1849. Related: Fogged; fogging.

"thick, obscuring mist," 1540s, a back-formation from foggy (which appeared about the same time) or from a Scandinavian source akin to Danish fog "spray, shower, snowdrift," Old Norse fjuk "drifting snow storm." Compare also Old English fuht, Dutch vocht, German Feucht "damp, moist." Figurative phrase in a fog "at a loss what to do" first recorded c.1600. Fog-lights is from 1962.

"long grass, second growth of grass after mowing," late 14c., probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian fogg "long grass in a moist hollow," Icelandic fuki "rotten sea grass." A connection to fog (n.1) via a notion of long grass growing in moist dells of northern Europe is tempting but not proven. Watkins suggests derivation from PIE *pu- (2) "to rot, decay" (see foul (adj.)).

Etymology 1 n. 1 (label en uncountable) A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud. 2 (label en uncountable) A mist or film clouding a surface. 3 A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion. vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To become covered with or as if with fog. 2 (context intransitive English) To become obscured in condensation or water. 3 (context intransitive photography English) To become dim or obscure. 4 (context transitive English) To cover with or as if with fog. 5 (context transitive English) To obscure in condensation or water. 6 (context transitive English) To make confusing or obscure. 7 (context transitive photography English) To make dim or obscure. 8 To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog. Etymology 2

n. 1 A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed. 2 (context UK dialect English) Tall and decaying grass left standing after the cutting or grazing season; foggage. 3 (context Scotland English) moss. vb. (context transitive English) To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from.

1. n. droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

2. an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance [syn: fogginess, murk, murkiness]

3. confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: daze, haze]

4. [also: fogging, fogged]

1. v. make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" [syn: obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, cloud, mist]

2. [also: fogging, fogged]

Fog is a visible mass consisting of cloud water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface. Fog can be considered a type of low-lying cloud and is heavily influenced by nearby bodies of water, topography, and wind conditions. In turn, fog has affected many human activities, such as shipping, travel, and warfare.

Fog is a visible mass consisting of cloud water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface.

Fog may also refer to:

Fog was a band fronted by Andrew Broder, which includes members Mark Erickson and Tim Glenn. Most of Fog's releases have been put out by Lex Records or Ninja Tune.

"Fog" is a poem by Carl Sandburg. It first appeared in Sandburg's first mainstream collection of poems, Chicago Poems, published in 1916.

Sandburg has described the genesis of the poem. At a time when he was carrying a book of Japanese Haiku, he went to interview a juvenile court judge, and he had cut through Grant Park and saw the fog over Chicago harbor. He had certainly seen many fogs before, but this time he had to wait forty minutes for the judge, and he only had a piece of newsprint handy, so he decided to create an "American Haiku".

Fog (Spanish: Niebla) is a 1932 French drama film directed by Benito Perojo. It was made as the Spanish-language version of the film The Last Blow.