Cloudiness
81Gloom — (gl[=oo]m), n. [AS. gl[=o]m twilight, from the root of E. glow. See {Glow}, and cf. {Glum}, {Gloam}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight. [1913 Webster] 2. A shady,… …
82Isonephelic — I so*ne*phel ic, a. [Iso + Gr. ? a cloud.] (Phys. Geog.) Having, or indicating, an equal amount of cloudiness for a given period; as, isonephelic regions; an isonephelic line. [1913 Webster] …
83Lower — Low er, n. [Obs.] 1. Cloudiness; gloominess. [1913 Webster] 2. A frowning; sullenness. [1913 Webster] adj. 1. relating to small or noncapital letters which were kept in the lower half of a compositor s type case. Also See {minuscule},… …
84Loweringly — Low er*ing*ly, adv. In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or threatening gloom. [1913 Webster] …
85Muddle — Mud dle, n. A state of being turbid or confused; hence, intellectual cloudiness or dullness. [1913 Webster] We both grub on in a muddle. Dickens. [1913 Webster] …
86Nebulosity — Neb u*los i*ty, n. [L. nebulositas: cf. F. n[ e]bulosit[ e]] 1. The state or quality of being nebulous; cloudiness; haziness; mistiness; nebulousness. [1913 Webster] The nebulosity . . . of the mother idiom. I. Disraeli. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron …
87Nephelometer — Neph e*lom e*ter (n[e^]f [ e]*l[o^]m [ e]*t[ e]r), n. [Gr. nefe lh a cloud + meter.] 1. An instrument for measuring or registering the amount of cloudiness. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem., Microbiol.) An instrument which measures the degree to which… …
88Stress of weather — Weather Weath er, n. [OE. weder, AS. weder; akin to OS. wedar, OFries. weder, D. weder, we[^e]r, G. wetter, OHG. wetar, Icel. ve[eth]r, Dan. veir, Sw. v[ a]der wind, air, weather, and perhaps to OSlav. vedro fair weather; or perhaps to Lith.… …
89To make bad weather — Weather Weath er, n. [OE. weder, AS. weder; akin to OS. wedar, OFries. weder, D. weder, we[^e]r, G. wetter, OHG. wetar, Icel. ve[eth]r, Dan. veir, Sw. v[ a]der wind, air, weather, and perhaps to OSlav. vedro fair weather; or perhaps to Lith.… …
90To make fair weather — Weather Weath er, n. [OE. weder, AS. weder; akin to OS. wedar, OFries. weder, D. weder, we[^e]r, G. wetter, OHG. wetar, Icel. ve[eth]r, Dan. veir, Sw. v[ a]der wind, air, weather, and perhaps to OSlav. vedro fair weather; or perhaps to Lith.… …