greenhouse effect

English

Noun

greenhouse effect (plural greenhouse effects)

1. (ecology) (with the) The process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere.

   The greenhouse effect could lead to global warming or, at least, climate change.

Translations

process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere

Arabic: الاحتباس الحراري (ar) (al-iHtibaas al-Haraariy) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 溫室效應 (cmn), 温室效应 (cmn) (wēnshì-xiàoyìng) Czech: skleníkový efekt (cs) m. Finnish: kasvihuoneilmiö (fi) French: effet de serre (fr) m. German: Treibhauseffekt (de) m. Greek: φαινόμενο θερμοκηπίου (el) (fenómeno thermokipíou) n. Hebrew: אפקט החממה (he) Indonesian: efek rumah kaca

Italian: effetto serra (it) m. Japanese: 温室効果 (ja) (おんしつこうか, onshitsu-kōka) Maori: pānga kati kōtuhi (mi) Polish: efekt cieplarniany m. Portuguese: efeito estufa m. Romanian: efect de seră n. Russian: парниковый эффект (ru) (parnikóvyj effékt) m. Scottish Gaelic: buaidh an taigh-ghlainne f. Spanish: efecto invernadero (es) m. Swedish: växthuseffekt (sv) c.

See also

• global warming
• Greenhouse_effect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Greenhouse_effect