greenhouse effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The process by which a planet is heated by solar radiation which is retained by its atmosphere.

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greenhouse effect greenhouse effects

First attested in 1901 by Swedish meteorologist Nils Gustaf Ekholm.

hothouse effect

greenhouse gas global warming

anti-greenhouse effect supergreenhouse effect

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