obscurants
Things that hide
Obscurants are substances or devices that block visibility or detection.
Military obscurants include smoke screens and aerosols deployed to conceal troop movements or confuse targeting systems: The tanks advanced under cover of obscurants.
The term also applies to anything that deliberately obscures understanding or truth, though obscurantism is more common for that sense.
Airborne combustion byproduct
- aerosolsSuspended particles in gas
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- mistFine airborne moisture
- dustFine settled particles
haze · vapor · particulates · chaff · flares · spray · steam · chemical agents
Protective seed coverings
- flaresPyrotechnic distress signals
- jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
- decoysObjects meant to mislead
- countermeasuresDefensive actions against threats
electronic warfare · spoofing · SIGINT · interference · stealth technology
Deceptive concealment tactic
- diversionRedirection of attention
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- coverProtect by overlaying
concealment · blinding · screening · masking · troop movement · landing zone · extraction
Distribution in many directions
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- refractionWave bending between media
- attenuationGradual intensity reduction
smoke
Airborne combustion byproduct
dust · haze · vapor · particulates · chaff · flares · spray · steam · chemical agents · dispersion
chaff
Protective seed coverings
- flaresPyrotechnic distress signals
- jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
- decoysObjects meant to mislead
countermeasures · electronic warfare · spoofing · SIGINT · interference · stealth technology
smoke screen
Deceptive concealment tactic
- diversionRedirection of attention
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
cover · concealment · blinding · screening · masking · troop movement · landing zone · extraction
scattering
Distribution in many directions
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- refractionWave bending between media
obscurantsclarifiers
Things that explain further
illuminators · explainers · demystifiers · interpreters · expositors
obscurantstruth-tellers
Those who state facts
revealers · exposers · educators · whistleblowers · debunkers
obscurantslight sources
Things emitting brightness
revealers · tracers · beacons · spotlights · flares