fine dust
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffineanddust
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fine
adjective
uk/faɪn/us/faɪn/
good or good enough; healthy ...
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dust
noun[U]
uk/dʌst/us/dʌst/
dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or ...
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(Definition offineanddustfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffine dust
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One day, he noticed the persistent fall of afinedust, and observed how it scratched some of the astronomical instruments.
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It would introduce tougher controls on particulate matter, orfinedust, which accounts for most premature deaths.
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Ceramic vessel contents range in size from large consolidated pieces greater than 2 cm in diameter tofinedustless than 0.01 mm.
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We need measures that combat the discharge offinedustdirectly at source.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We produce literally millions of cubic yards of ultrafinedustin our solid fuel power stations.
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Thefinedustemitted from the stack would contain about 35 lbs of uranium and would be widely dispersed.
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The volume offinedustwill increase dramatically.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Thanks to the compulsory installation of soot filters on diesel cars, the emission offinedustis de facto reduced by 80%.
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These machines revolve very rapidly, and a great deal of veryfinedustis given off.
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It will always be as long as workers are breathing in thatfinedust.
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But the regulations do not apply to the very place where you get the greatest accumulation of veryfinedust.
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In the lead corroding factory, where lead is ground to afinedust, there is nothing in the dust but lead itself.
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Your food becomes covered with veryfinedust.
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Radioactive fall-out is afinedust.
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Pollution resulting fromfinedustparticles and ammoniac is extremely persistent.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Industrialists, members of local authorities and the general community are increasingly concerned at the growing menace from fumes which cannot be distinguished fromfinedust, and also from sulphur oxides.
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Pollution as a result of particulate matter, in other wordsfinedust, is a clear threat to human health.
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Finedustcan follow the same route.
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Finedustsettles out of the atmosphere covering everything.
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