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An excess of artificial light, especially near urban areas, reducing visibility of stars, etc. in the night sky.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: photopollution
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
光污染
(guāngwūrǎn)
— excess artificial light
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Chinese Mandarin:
光害
(guānghài)
— excess artificial light
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Danish:
lysforurening
— excess artificial light
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Dutch:
lichtvervuiling
— excess artificial light
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Finnish:
valosaaste
— excess artificial light
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French:
pollution lumineuse
— excess artificial light
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German:
Lichtverschmutzung
— excess artificial light
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Greek:
φωτορύπανση
(fotorýpansi)
— excess artificial light
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Hindi:
प्रकाश प्रदूषण
(prakāś pradūṣaṇ)
— excess artificial light
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Hungarian:
fényszennyezés
— excess artificial light
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Italian:
inquinamento luminoso
— excess artificial light
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Japanese:
光害
— excess artificial light
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Portuguese:
poluição visual
— excess artificial light
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Romanian:
poluare luminoasă
— excess artificial light
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Russian:
светово́е загрязне́ние
(svetovóje zagrjaznénije)
— excess artificial light
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Spanish:
contaminación lumínica
— excess artificial light
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Swedish:
ljusförorening
— excess artificial light
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Swedish:
ljusnedsmutsning
— excess artificial light
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Thai:
มลภาวะทางแสง
(mon-lá-paa-wá-taang-sɛ̌ɛng)
— excess artificial light
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Ukrainian:
світлове́ забру́днення
(svitlové zabrúdnennja)
— excess artificial light
