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global dimming

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A worldwide decline, during the last few decades, of the intensity of the sunlight reaching the Earth's surface, caused by particulate air pollution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From global + dimming, modelled on global warming.

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Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: mondiale zonsverduistering — decline of the intensity of the sunlight reaching the Earth's surface
  • Dutch: globaal dimeffect — decline of the intensity of the sunlight reaching the Earth's surface
  • Dutch: global dimming — decline of the intensity of the sunlight reaching the Earth's surface