obscuration
Meanings
noun
- The state of being obscured.
- 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.
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Etymology
From Latin obscūrātiō. By surface analysis, obscure + -ation.
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