| NOUN | phenomenon | greenhouse effect, greenhouse warming | warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere |
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| Meaning | warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine to pass through but absorb / absorb heat that is radiated back from the warmed surface of the earth. | |
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| Synonym | greenhouse warming | |
| Broader | atmospheric phenomenon | A physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere |
| Spanish | efecto invernadero | |
| Catalan | efecte hivernacle | |
| Adjectives | greenhouse | of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect |
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