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anthropogenic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌæn θrə pəˈdʒɛn ɪk/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From anthropo- + -genic. First use appears c. 1883.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the origin of man (anthropogeny).
    • 1952 The cosmogonic and anthropogenic myths are of secondary importance in Yahwistic religiosity. (H. H. Gerth & D. A. Martindale (trans.), M. Weber's Ancient Judaism ix. 227)
  2. (not-comparable) Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
    • anthropogenic climate change
    • The approximately 4,000 remaining adult birds in this species are also threatened by the usual palette of anthropogenic factors, including habitat destruction, oil and gas drilling and disruption of fish movement by dams. 2021, Peter Cavanagh, “1. Eagles”, in 100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight, →ISBN, page 20: Steller's Sea-Eagle:
    • Wastewater is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence.

Deriveds

anthropogenicity · nonanthropogenic · anthropogenically

Relateds

anthropocenic · Anthropocene

Synonyms

anthropogenetic · anthropogonic · anthropogenous

Translations (23)

ru антропоге́нный (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · ca antropogènic (pertaining to the origin of man) · pt antropogénico (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · pl antropogeniczny (pertaining to the origin of man) · it antropogenico (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · fi ihmisperäinen (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · pl antropogeniczny (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · id antropogenik (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · uk антропоге́нний (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · be антрапаге́нны (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · cs antropogenní (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · pt antropogénico (pertaining to the origin of man) · fr anthropique (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · fi ihmisen aiheuttama (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · pt antropogênico (pertaining to the origin of man) · ca antropogènic (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · de anthropogen (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · pt antropogênico (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · et inimtekkeline (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · es antropogénico (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · nl antropogeen (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · ga antrapaigineach (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature) · ga antrapaiginiúil (having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature)