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underfogged

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Etymology

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From under- +‎ fogged.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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underfogged (comparative more underfogged, superlative most underfogged)

  1. Insufficiently fogged.
    • 1977, Thomas Howard James, The Theory of the Photographic Process, page 189:
      Clearly, if the emulsion is overfogged it will be slow, since the number of holes required to bleach all developable centers will be larger; if underfogged, it will be fast but low in maximum density.
    • 2006, William J. Benjamin, Borish's Clinical Refraction:
      The contrast between the sharply focused vertical line and the blurred horizontal line is maximized. If the eye is underfogged or overfogged, the light distributions of the retinal images of point sources will be oval.
    • 2007, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power:
      Proper understanding of airflow within the inlet duct to optimize the distribution of fog nozzles in order to avoid underfogged and overfogged areas.