greenhouse effect en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
First attested in 1901 by Swedish meteorologist Nils Gustaf Ekholm.
Meanings
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(qualifier:climate change) The process by which a planet is heated by solar radiation which is retained by its atmosphere.
Firstly, the atmosphere may act like the glass of a green-house, letting through the light rays of the sun relatively easy, and absorbing a great part of the dark rays emitted from the ground, and it thereby may raise the mean temperature of the earth's surface.
1901, Nils Gustaf Ekholm, “On the Variations of the Climate of the Geological and Historical Past and their Causes”, in Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, volume XXVII, number 117, page 19:This contrasts strangely with Mr. Bush's campaign oratory last summer. “Those who think we are powerless to do anything about the greenhouse effect forget about the ‘White House effect’; as President, I intend to do something about it,” he said in Michigan on Aug. 31. […] Mr. Bush has not acted.
1989 May 9, George H. W. Bush, quotee, “The White House and the Greenhouse”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, page A30:It is time to stop waffling so much and say that the evidence is pretty strong that the greenhouse effect is here.
1988 June 24, James E. Hansen, quotee, “Quotation of the Day”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, page A2:In August 1988, Hansen had given dramatic testimony to Congress asserting that “the scientific evidence for the greenhouse effect is overwhelming.” “The greenhouse effect is real, it is coming soon, and it will have major effects on all peoples.”
2010, Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway, quoting James E. Hansen, chapter 4, in Merchants of Doubt:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| greenhouse effects | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
anti-greenhouse effect · supergreenhouse effect
Relateds
global warming · greenhouse gas
Synonyms
Translations (52)
ca efecte hivernacle (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · mi pānga kati kōtuhi (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · sv växthuseffekt (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · vi hiệu ứng nhà kiếng (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · pt efeito estufa (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · nn drivhuseffekt (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · vi hiệu ứng nhà kính (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · sk skleníkový efekt (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · it effetto serra (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · ur گرم خانہ اثر (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · uk парнико́вий ефе́кт (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · lb Zäreneffekt (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · de Treibhauseffekt (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · ka სათბურის ეფექტი (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · tr sera etkisi (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · bg парников ефект (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · gd buaidh an taigh-ghlainne (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · th ภาวะเรือนกระจก (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · pt efeito de estufa (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · ru парнико́вый эффе́кт (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · fi kasvihuoneilmiö (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · ar اَلاِحْتِبَاس اَلْحَرَارِيّ (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · he אֵפֵקְט הַחֲמָמָה (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · is gróðurhúsaáhrif (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · fa اثر گلخانهای (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · cs skleníkový efekt (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · eu berotegi-efektu (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · pl efekt cieplarniany (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · id efek rumah kaca (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · nb drivhuseffekt (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · gl efecto invernadoiro (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · cmn 溫室效應 /温室效应 (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · et kasvuhooneefekt (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · el φαινόμενο του θερμοκηπίου (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · ro efect de seră (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · ta பைங்குடில் விளைவு (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · cy effaith tŷ gwydr (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · lv siltumnīcas efekts (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · nl broeikaseffect (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · th ปรากฏการณ์เรือนกระจก (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · es efecto invernadero (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · ast efeutu ivernaderu (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · hu üvegházhatás (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · ml ഹരിതഗൃഹപ്രഭാവം (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · da drivhuseffekt (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · ko 온실효과 (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · kk көшетхана әсері (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · ja 温室効果 (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · be парніко́вы эфе́кт (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · af kweekhuiseffek (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · yue 溫室效應 /温室效应 (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) · fr effet de serre (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere)