acid rain en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Coined in 1872 by Scottish chemist Robert Angus Smith.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Rain which is unusually acidic (pH of less than the natural range of 5 to 6); caused mainly by atmospheric pollution with sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide and nitrogen compounds.
Acid rain forms when water in the atmosphere condenses on particles containing acid-forming pollutants, such as sulfate produced by the burning of fossil fuels and nitrogen oxides from automobile exhausts.
1987 January 20, “Airborne Pollutants”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acid rains | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Translations (55)
mi ua kawa (unusually acidic rain) · is súrt regn (unusually acidic rain) · tr asit yağmuru (unusually acidic rain) · ja 酸性雨 (unusually acidic rain) · ca pluja àcida (unusually acidic rain) · bg киселинен дъжд (unusually acidic rain) · te ఆమ్ల వర్షం (unusually acidic rain) · fr pluie acide (unusually acidic rain) · uk кисло́тний дощ (unusually acidic rain) · km អាស៊ីតទឹកភ្លៀង (unusually acidic rain) · he גשם חומצי (unusually acidic rain) · hi अम्लीय वर्षा (unusually acidic rain) · de saurer Regen (unusually acidic rain) · cmn 酸性雨 (unusually acidic rain) · mk кисел дожд (unusually acidic rain) · ru кисло́тный дождь (unusually acidic rain) · ar مَطَر حَمْضِيّ (unusually acidic rain) · ml അമ്ലമഴ (unusually acidic rain) · sh kȉsela kȉša (unusually acidic rain) · da syreregn (unusually acidic rain) · id hujan asam (unusually acidic rain) · ko 산성비 (unusually acidic rain) · lb sauere Reen (unusually acidic rain) · gd uisge-searbhaig (unusually acidic rain) · fo sýruregn (unusually acidic rain) · th ฝนกรด (unusually acidic rain) · sq shiu acid (unusually acidic rain) · ga báisteach aigéadach (unusually acidic rain) · hu savas eső (unusually acidic rain) · fi happosade (unusually acidic rain) · no sur nedbør (unusually acidic rain) · sh ки̏села ки̏ша (unusually acidic rain) · fa باران اسیدی (unusually acidic rain) · pt chuva ácida (unusually acidic rain) · be кісло́тны дождж (unusually acidic rain) · el όξινη βροχή (unusually acidic rain) · sl kisli dež (unusually acidic rain) · sv surt regn (unusually acidic rain) · ms hujan asid (unusually acidic rain) · ka მჟავა წვიმა (unusually acidic rain) · pl kwaśny deszcz (unusually acidic rain) · nl zure regen (unusually acidic rain) · ka მჟავური წვიმა (unusually acidic rain) · eo acida pluvo (unusually acidic rain) · lv skābais lietus (unusually acidic rain) · es lluvia ácida (unusually acidic rain) · cs kyselý déšť (unusually acidic rain) · cmn 酸雨 (unusually acidic rain) · sk kyslý dážď (unusually acidic rain) · vi mưa axit (unusually acidic rain) · kk қышқылды жаңбыр (unusually acidic rain) · lt rūgštusis lietus (unusually acidic rain) · it pioggia acida (unusually acidic rain) · et happesademed (unusually acidic rain) · ro ploaie acidă (unusually acidic rain)