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The process by which a planet is heated by solar radiation which is retained by its atmosphere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: climate change
Topics: climatology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hothouse effect
Antonyms: none provided
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: greenhouse warming
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: atmospheric phenomenon
First attested in 1901 by Swedish meteorologist Nils Gustaf Ekholm.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
kweekhuiseffek
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Arabic:
اَلاِحْتِبَاس اَلْحَرَارِيّ
(al-iḥtibās al-ḥarāriyy)
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Asturian:
efeutu ivernaderu
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Basque:
berotegi-efektu
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Belarusian:
парніко́вы эфе́кт
(parnikóvy efjékt)
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Bulgarian:
парников ефект
(parnikov efekt)
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Catalan:
efecte hivernacle
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Chinese Cantonese:
溫室效應 /温室效应
(wan1 sat1 haau6 jing3)
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Chinese Mandarin:
溫室效應 /温室效应
(wēnshì xiàoyìng)
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Czech:
skleníkový efekt
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Danish:
drivhuseffekt
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Dutch:
broeikaseffect
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Estonian:
kasvuhooneefekt
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Finnish:
kasvihuoneilmiö
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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French:
effet de serre
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Galician:
efecto invernadoiro
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Georgian:
სათბურის ეფექტი
(satburis epekṭi)
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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German:
Treibhauseffekt
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Greek:
φαινόμενο του θερμοκηπίου
(fainómeno tou thermokipíou)
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Hebrew:
אֵפֵקְט הַחֲמָמָה
(efékt ha-khamamá)
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Hungarian:
üvegházhatás
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Icelandic:
gróðurhúsaáhrif
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Indonesian:
efek rumah kaca
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Italian:
effetto serra
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Japanese:
温室効果
(onshitsu-kōka)
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Kazakh:
көшетхана әсері
(köşetxana äserı)
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Korean:
온실효과
(onsilhyogwa)
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Latvian:
siltumnīcas efekts
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Luxembourgish:
Zäreneffekt
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Malayalam:
ഹരിതഗൃഹപ്രഭാവം
(haritagr̥haprabhāvaṁ)
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Māori:
pānga kati kōtuhi
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Norwegian Bokmål:
drivhuseffekt
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
drivhuseffekt
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Persian:
اثر گلخانهای
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Polish:
efekt cieplarniany
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Portuguese:
efeito de estufa
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Portuguese:
efeito estufa
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Romanian:
efect de seră
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Russian:
парнико́вый эффе́кт
(parnikóvyj effékt)
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Scottish Gaelic:
buaidh an taigh-ghlainne
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Slovak:
skleníkový efekt
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Spanish:
efecto invernadero
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Swedish:
växthuseffekt
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Tamil:
பைங்குடில் விளைவு
(paiṅkuṭil viḷaivu)
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Thai:
ภาวะเรือนกระจก
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Thai:
ปรากฏการณ์เรือนกระจก
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Turkish:
sera etkisi
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Ukrainian:
парнико́вий ефе́кт
(parnykóvyj efékt)
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Urdu:
گرم خانہ اثر
(garm-xāna asar)
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Vietnamese:
hiệu ứng nhà kính
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Vietnamese:
hiệu ứng nhà kiếng
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere
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Welsh:
effaith tŷ gwydr
— process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere