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English noun: greenhouse effect

1. greenhouse effect (phenomenon) warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine to pass through but absorb heat that is radiated back from the warmed surface of the earth


Synonymsgreenhouse warming


Broader (hypernym)atmospheric phenomenon









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