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Dictionary: blur   (blûr) pronunciation

v., blurred, blur·ring, blurs.

v.tr.
  1. To make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure.
  2. To smear or stain; smudge.
  3. To lessen the perception of; dim: "For street children . . . drugs offer the chance to blur their hopeless poverty" (Alma Guillermoprieto).
v.intr.
  1. To become indistinct.
  2. To make smudges or stains by smearing.
n.
  1. A smear or blot; a smudge.
  2. Something that is hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind.

[Probably akin to Middle English bleren, to blear.]

blurriness blur'ri·ness n.
blurry blur'ry adj.

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v

Definition: cloud, fog
Antonyms: clear, uncloud, unsmudge

v

Definition: make dirty
Antonyms: clarify, clean, cleanse, purify


Lack of clarity in the radiograph caused by movement of the x-ray tube, subject or film during exposure.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Something dim or hard to see; vague or lacking definite outline. To make dim or hard to see; make less clear.

pronunciation Without my glasses on, the world is just a blur.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sløre, gøre uklar, gøre sløret, udviske
v. intr. - sløres, blive uklar, blive udvisket
n. - slør, tåge, uklarhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
onduidelijk maken, bekladden, doen vervagen (geheugen), onduidelijk iets, vlek

Français (French)
v. tr. - embuer, troubler, estomper, effacer, brouiller (la vue), (Typ) mâchûrer
v. intr. - se brouiller, faire des taches
n. - tache, pâté, bavure, masse confuse, tache floue/indistincte, buée

Deutsch (German)
v. - verwischen, trüben, beflecken
n. - Fleck, etwas Undeutliches

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θαμπάδα, θολούρα
v. - θαμπώνω, θολώνω, συσκοτίζω, μουντζουρώνω, μουντζαλώνω

Italiano (Italian)
confondere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - obscuridade (f), coisa obscura (f)
v. - obscurecer a visão, macular (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
делать нечетким, помутнение

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - empañar, desdibujar, enturbiar
v. intr. - empañarse, desdibujarse, enturbiarse
n. - borrón, mancha, ruido confuso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - otydlighet, plump
v. - göra suddig, flyta ihop

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使模糊, 弄脏, 模糊, 污点, 污迹, 模糊不清的事物

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使模糊, 弄髒
v. intr. - 弄髒, 模糊
n. - 模糊, 污點, 污跡, 模糊不清的事物

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 더럽히다, ~를 흐리게 하다
v. intr. - 흐려지다, 더러워지다
n. - 더러움, 결점, 흐림

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ぼんやりさせる, 汚す, よごれる, 曇らせる, かすむ
n. - かすみ, ぼけ, 不鮮明, 汚れ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غشاوة, لطخه, بقعه, رؤيا غير واضحه (فعل) شوش, غشى, شوه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עימעם, טישטש, ליכלך‬
v. intr. - ‮עימעם, טישטש‬
n. - ‮לכלוך, טשטוש‬


 
 
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