light pollution

English

Noun

light pollution (uncountable)

1. An excess of artificial light, especially near urban areas, reducing visibility of stars, etc. in the night sky.

Translations

excess artificial light

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 光污染 (guāngwūrǎn)

• Dutch: lichtvervuiling (nl) f
• Finnish: valosaaste (fi)
• French: pollution lumineuse (fr) f
• German: Lichtverschmutzung (de) f
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• Italian: inquinamento luminoso (it) m
• Japanese: 光害
• Portuguese: poluição visual f
• Russian: светово́е загрязне́ние n (svetovóje zagrjaznénije)
• Spanish: contaminación lumínica f
• Swedish: ljusförorening (sv) c, ljusnedsmutsning c

See also

• over-illumination
• sky glow