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greenhouse effect

DEFINITIONS OF: greenhouse effect

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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

Synonyms:
greenhouse warming
Type of:
atmospheric phenomenon
a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
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