defogging

Clearing windshield condensation

Defogging is the process of clearing fog or condensation from a surface, typically a windshield or window: The car's defogging system kicked in.

The term extends to any clarification of something obscured or unclear: defogging the legal jargon in the contract.

automotive

demisting

Clearing condensation from surfaces

airflow · blower · fan · heating · aircon · condensation · humidity · moisture · wipers · visibility

optical

lens

Light-focusing curved glass

mask · wipe · breath · condensation · scuba · humidity · moisture · clarity · visibility · microfiber

metaphorical

clarity

State of being understandable

comprehension · awareness · perception · discernment · illumination · elucidation · clarification · explanation · unclouding · confusion

Categories
Opposites
visibility through condensation

defoggingfogging

Moisture condensing on surfaces

misting · steaming up · condensing · clouding · frosting

Family

fog, foggy, fogginess, foggiest, defog, foggier, foggily, foghorns, fogless

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G