obscuration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being obscured.
  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.

Word forms

obscuration obscurations

Etymology

From Latin obscūrātiō. By surface analysis, obscure + -ation.

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