Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Rain which is unusually acidic (pH of less than the natural range of 5 to 6); caused mainly by atmospheric pollution with sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide and nitrogen compounds.

    saurer Regen

    кисло́тный дождьkislótnyj doždʹ

    кисло́тний дощkyslótnyj došč

More definitions
  • rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water

Examples

11 sentences
  1. I read an article about acid rain yesterday.

    Учора я прочитав статтю про кислотні дощі. — shanghainese

    ruЯ вчера прочитал статью про кислотные дожди. — Wadimiy

    deIch habe gestern einen Artikel über sauren Regen gelesen. — Zaghawa

  2. Acid rain isn't a natural phenomenon.

  3. Yesterday I read an article about acid rain.

    Учора я прочитав статтю про кислотні дощі. — shanghainese

    ruВчера я прочитал статью о кислотных дождях. — odexed

  4. Whatever happened to acid rain? You don't hear about it in the news anymore.

    ruЧто стало с кислотными дождями? В новостях о них больше не слышно. — marafon

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  5. Acid rain is not a natural phenomenon.

    ruКислотный дождь не является природным явлением. — las

    deSaurer Regen ist kein natürliches Phänomen. — Sudajaengi

Translations

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Origin

Coined in 1872 by Scottish chemist Robert Angus Smith.

Coined in 1872 by Scottish chemist Robert Angus Smith.

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Forms

plural: acid rains
Singularacid rain
Pluralacid rains

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water:acid precipitation

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