aerosol
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4.7
- noun
- /ˈɛəroʊsɔl/
- Specialized
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aerosol
- But now let's think about how those flows will influence the transport of aerosol droplets which transmit disease.
There's there's droplets of different sizes, aerosols, tiny, tiny droplets.
- There's there's droplets of different sizes, aerosols, tiny, tiny droplets.
- It's it's a reflection of light from dust, from aerosol, from clouds in the sky.
- Please don't, you know, spew your aerosols indoors at parties without any mitigation.
- But now let's think about how those flows will influence the transport of aerosol droplets which transmit disease.
- The the aerosols in the eastern sky can be illuminated in the same way.
- And one thing that I feel like I would definitely do different is to talk about the fact that studying aerosols is not new.
- And they started to say with a loud megaphone as loud leads I could, The virus doesn't just spread through droplets, it also spreads through aerosols.
- Most of the attention has gone to stratospheric aerosol injections because that'd be a global solution, but I think this isn't how things will go.
Examples
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The water in these fountains is projected several meters high, and large aerosols may be formed in windy weather.
Academic text (2002) -
Further theoretical understanding of microphysical processes is needed, in particular, the role of aerosols on cloud drop-size distributions.
Academic text (1994) -
It's it's a reflection of light from dust, from aerosol, from clouds in the sky.
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So, as you could see - right behind the White House - ... ... we do have aerosols behind us.
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And roughly speaking, if we plug in the numbers, these are the aerosol droplets and these are the large drops.
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More importantly, a cloud droplet cannot form without an aerosol particle seed.
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Water molecules condense on the surface of aerosols, forming snowflakes and raindrops.
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Although this is a beautiful spectacle, the aerosol may be a source of bacterial pathogens or parasite cysts.
Academic text (2002) -
The University of Washington's Convair-580 carried instruments to study aerosols, meteorology, and other data during Africa's burning season.
Academic text (2000) -
The scientists studied how aerosols affect weather patterns by measuring their concentration in the atmosphere.
Synonyms
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1.0
A cloud of tiny particles and gas made by burning something
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5.2
A cloud of smoke or gas with a strong often harmful smell
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3.2
Gas or very small drops of liquid in the air, like steam
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1.8
A fine cloud of small drops or particles in the air
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2.9
A visible cloud of fine dust hanging in the air
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5.7
A mixture of tiny solid particles that float in a liquid
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5.1
Tiny solid or liquid pieces in the air that can harm health
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3.1
Tiny drops of liquid that float in the air
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6.4
A mix where tiny bits spread through a liquid or gas
Compounds
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3.9
A small metal or plastic container that holds liquid under pressure and sprays a fine mist
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3.9
A small metal or plastic can that holds liquid under pressure and sprays it as a fine mist
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A weapon that sprays flammable liquid into the air then sets it on fire to make a large explosion
How Fine
Surface Forms
Morphology
aerosol = aero + sol
Composed of combining forms aero- ('air') + -sol ('colloidal solution'), so the basic sense 'suspension in air' is analyzable but -sol is a technical combining form unfamiliar to many learners.
Etymology
Aerosol comes from aero- meaning 'air' (as in aeroplane) and -sol meaning 'small particles or drops'. So an aerosol is a cloud of very small droplets or particles floating in the air.