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Greenhouse effect Moderate

Greenhouse effect has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

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

2

The process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere.

See Also
venus zone greenhouse friendly greenhouse warming planet greenhouse gas atmosphere global warming hothouse effect
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
atmospheric phenomenon
Rhyming Words
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