NOUN | state | air pollution | pollution of the atmosphere |
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Meaning | pollution of the atmosphere. | |
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Example | "air pollution reduced the visibility" | |
Narrower | acid rain, acid precipitation | rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water |
industrial air pollution | pollution resulting from an industrial plant discharging pollutants into the atmosphere | |
miasma, miasm | unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources | |
small-particle pollution | air pollution caused by fine particles of soot (as from power plants or diesel engines) | |
smog, smogginess | air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog | |
Broader | pollution | undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities |
Spanish | contaminación atmosférica, contaminación del aire | |
Catalan | contaminació atmosfèrica |
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