Meaning

1 senses
  1. The process by which a planet is heated by solar radiation which is retained by its atmosphere.

    Treibhauseffekt

    парнико́вый эффе́ктparnikóvyj effékt

    парнико́вий ефе́ктparnykóvyj efékt

More definitions
  • warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine to pass through but absorb heat that is radiated back from the warmed surface of the earth

Examples

10 sentences
  1. CO₂ has a lot to do with the so-called greenhouse effect.

    ruCO2 имеет прямое отношение к так называемому парниковому эффекту.

    deCO2 hat viel mit dem so genannten Treibhauseffekt zu tun.

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  2. What are the causes of the greenhouse effect?

    ruКаковы причины парникового эффекта?

    deWas sind die Ursachen des Treibhauseffekts?

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  3. CO₂ is strongly related to the greenhouse effect.

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  4. Some scientists believe that the greenhouse effect is imaginary.

    deEinige Wissenschaftler glauben, dass der Treibhauseffekt nur Einbildung sei.

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  5. The term 'greenhouse effect' is often used when people talk about global changes of climate nowadays.

    deDer Terminus „Treibhauseffekt“ wird oft verwendet, wenn von den gegenwärtigen weltweiten Klimaveränderungen die Rede ist.

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Translations

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process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere:
Русский
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process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere:
Deutsch
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process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere:

Origin

First attested in 1901 by Swedish meteorologist Nils Gustaf Ekholm.

First attested in 1901 by Swedish meteorologist Nils Gustaf Ekholm.

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Forms

plural: greenhouse effects

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine to pass through but absorb heat that is radiated back from the warmed surface of the earth:greenhouse warming

Word family

4 related words

See also

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