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/ˌɡɹiːn.haʊs ˈɡæs/
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Any gas (such as carbon dioxide, a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), or methane) that contributes to the greenhouse effect when released into the atmosphere by absorbing infrared radiation emitted by a planet's surface, thus increasing the surface temperature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Termites and cows account for much greenhouse gas. Only two greenhouse gases get much attention.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: GHG
Antonyms: none provided
a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: greenhouse emission
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gas
Narrower terms: chlorofluorocarbon, CFC, carbon dioxide, CO2, carbonic acid gas, hydrofluorocarbon, HFC, perfluorocarbon, PFC, sulfur hexafluoride, sulphur hexafluoride
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
81 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
kweekhuisgas
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Arabic :
غازات دفيئة
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Armenian :
ջերմոցային գազ
(ǰermocʻayin gaz)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Azerbaijani :
parnik qazları
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Basque :
berotegi-efektuko gas
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Belarusian :
парніко́выя га́зы
(parnikóvyja házy)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Bengali :
গ্রিনহাউজ গ্যাস
(grinohauj gês)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Bihari :
ग्रीनहाउस गैस
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Bulgarian :
парников газ
(parnikov gaz)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Burmese :
မှန်လုံအိမ်ဓာတ်ငွေ့
(hmanlum-imdhatngwe.)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Catalan :
gas hivernacle
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Chinese Cantonese :
溫室氣體 /温室气体
(wan1 sat1 hei3 tai2)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Chinese Mandarin :
溫室氣體 /温室气体
(wēnshì qìtǐ)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Czech :
skleníkové plyn
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Danish :
drivhusgas
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Doteli :
हरितगृह ग्याँस
(haritagr̥ha gyā̃s)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Dutch :
broeikasgas
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Esperanto :
forceja gaso
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Estonian :
kasvuhoonegaasid
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Fijian :
kasirara
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Finnish :
kasvihuonekaasu
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
French :
gaz à effet de serre
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Galician :
gas de efecto invernadoiro
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Georgian :
სათბურის გაზი
(satburis gazi)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Georgian :
სათბურის აირი
(satburis airi)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
German :
Treibhausgas
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Greek :
αέριο του θερμοκηπίου
(aério tou thermokipíou)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Gujarati :
ગ્રીનહાઉસ વાયુ
(grīnhāusa vāyu)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Haitian Creole :
gaz lakòz efè tèmik
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Hebrew :
גז חממה
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Hindi :
ग्रीनहाउस गैस
(grīnhāus gais)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Hungarian :
üvegházgáz
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Hungarian :
üvegházhatású gáz
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Hungarian :
ÜHG
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Icelandic :
gróðurhúsalofttegund
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Indonesian :
gas rumah kaca
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Italian :
gas serra
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Japanese :
温室効果ガス
(onshitsukouka-gasu)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Kazakh :
парниктік газдар
(parniktık gazdar)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Korean :
온실가스
(onsilgaseu)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Korean :
온실 기체
(onsil giche)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Latvian :
siltumnīcas gāze
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Lithuanian :
šiltnamio dujos
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Lombard :
gas sèrra
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Luxembourgish :
Zäregas
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Macedonian :
стакленички гас
(staklenički gas)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Malagasy :
etona mampihiboka hafanana
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Malay :
gas rumah hijau
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Marathi :
हरितगृह वायू
(haritgŕh vāyū)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Mongolian :
хүлэмжийн хий
(xülemžiin xii)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Norwegian Bokmål :
drivhusgass
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Norwegian Bokmål :
klimagass
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Norwegian Nynorsk :
drivhusgass
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Norwegian Nynorsk :
klimagass
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Occitan :
gas d'efièch de sèrra
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Pashto :
د شنې خونې غاز
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Persian :
گاز گلخانهای
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Polish :
gaz cieplarniany
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Portuguese :
gás do efeito estufa
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Portuguese :
gás de efeito de estufa
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Punjabi :
ਗ੍ਰੀਨਹਾਉਸ ਗੈਸ
(grīnhāusa gais)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Romanian :
gaz cu efect de seră
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Russian :
парнико́вый газ
(parnikóvyj gaz)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Sinhalese :
හරිතාගාර වායු
(haritāgāra wāyu)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Slovak :
skleníkový plyn
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Slovene :
toplogredni plin
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Spanish :
gas de efecto invernadero
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Spanish :
gas de invernadero
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Swahili :
gesijoto
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Swedish :
växthusgas
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Tamil :
பைங்குடில் வளிமம்
(paiṅkuṭil vaḷimam)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Tamil :
பைங்குடில் வாயுக்கள்
(paiṅkuṭil vāyukkaḷ)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Telugu :
గ్రీన్హౌస్ వాయువు
(grīnhaus vāyuvu)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Thai :
แก๊สเรือนกระจก
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Tibetan :
གང་འདྲ་ཞིག་ལ་དྲོད་ཁང་རླུང་གཟུགས་ཟེར།
(gang 'dra zhig la drod khang rlung gzugs zer)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Turkish :
sera gazları
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Ukrainian :
парнико́вий газ
(parnykóvyj haz)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Urdu :
گرم خانہ گیس
(garm-xāna gais)
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Vietnamese :
khí nhà kính
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Walloon :
gåz a efet di stouve
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect
Walloon :
resserant gåz
— any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect