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Synonyms for obscure

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for obscure

deficient in brightness

not readily noticed or seen

not known or not widely known by name

liable to more than one interpretation

to conceal in obscurity

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Synonyms for obscure

make less visible or unclear

make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

make obscure or unclear

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reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

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make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

not clearly understood or expressed

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marked by difficulty of style or expression

difficult to find

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not famous or acclaimed

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not drawing attention

remote and separate physically or socially

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He would need to use a variety of obscuration techniques and coordinate for resources in time and space across the EMS in multiple domains to prevent detection and engagement by the enemy.
The AccuSizer SIS is designed to deliver and test a fixed volume of a solution and it is controlled by the proprietary software, using a built-in syringe to deliver the sample to be measured at the desired flow rate to the light obscuration sensor.
(1) Bead sizes were verified by measurement of the beads suspended in water on calibrated flow imaging and light obscuration particle counters (see 2.2 Methods for instrument details).
It is associated with obesity (except in children, who may have normal body weight) and patients are usually overweight women, who present with swollen discs, headaches and often visual obscurations. Diagnosis is based on the clinical image, a normal appearance of the brain on neuroimaging and high opening pressure on lumbar puncture with normal consistency of the CSF.
where [lambda] is the percent obscuration along the path and x is the path length.
The joint project manager for nuclear, biological and chemical contamination avoidance, product manager for reconnaissance and obscuration, Aberdeen, Md., is organizing the Second Annual Obscurants 2006 conference.
The size channel employs a laser obscuration method that yields direct and true single particle size measurements, according to the company.
The lowest smoke obscuration numbers were achieved when polyester level was above 42% and water was below 2% of the resin.
Smothered in clouds of obscuration and over-simplified by both pro and anti-camps, the hunting issue has often seen the standard of debate lowered to kindergarten level.
The finer distinctions that are obscured by this order-disorder thematic approach are minor ones with the chapter on Robert Filmer being the most problematic, but Filmer's thought always has been subject to various degrees of obscuration. Often misrepresented and rarely understood, Filmer is typically read through the critical eyes of John Locke and the chapter on Filmer in this book is no exception.
Both the source and detector have heated optics to prevent loss of signal due to ice, condensation or snow and the SafEye Xenon 700 will work in up to 90% obscuration. The SafEye Xenon 700 is suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications in virtually any type of industry including offshore facilities, fence line emission monitoring, petrochemical/LNG and LPG storage, pumping and filling, pipelines, paint production and terminals for natural gas-powered buses.
However the possibility of pillar obscuration did not seem to be considered.
Due to these findings and the lack of literature substantiating interference or distortion with gel lubricants, we investigated whether there is a difference in Pap smear obscuration rates with gel-lubricated vs water-lubricated speculum samples.
The substances used normally have to be of such small particles to fit into the obscuration window for 66 GHz and higher that it becomes a health hazard."
The basic transmissometer set comprises a light transmitter and one or more light receivers which measure the rapidity of light attenuation caused by fog, snow or any other obscuration. The RVR computer uses this variable factor to calculate RVR.