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Meaning of GREENHOUSE EFFECT

Pronunciation:  'green`haws i'fekt

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 Definition: [n]  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
 
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 See Also: atmospheric phenomenon

 

 

 

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