Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable)An excess of artificial light, especially near urban areas, reducing visibility of stars, etc. in the night sky.

    Lichtverschmutzung

    светово́е загрязне́ниеsvetovóje zagrjaznénije

    світлове́ забру́дненняsvitlové zabrúdnennja

Examples

16 sentences
  1. Light pollution here is so bad that you can't see even a single star at night.

  2. Light pollution is a serious problem.

    ruСветовое загрязнение - это серьёзная проблема. — marafon

    deLichtverschmutzung ist ein ernst zu nehmendes Problem. — raggione

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  3. There is no light pollution in the countryside.

  4. Light pollution and noise pollution must also be taken into account.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · LimeGreenTeknii · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. I can never see the stars because of all the light pollution.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · mailohilohi · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

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