Greenhouse Effect (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a phenomenon in which carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, and other gases in a planet's atmosphere absorb infrared radiation from the sun and reradiate it through the atmosphere, heating the planet: increased levels of carbon dioxide and other gases cause more of this heating radiation to be trapped on the planet and circulated through the atmosphere, contributing to a corresponding increase in the planet's overall temperature.
noun
  1. an effect occurring in greenhouses, etc, in which radiant heat from the sun passes through the glass warming the contents, the radiant heat from inside being trapped by the glass
  2. the application of this effect to a planet's atmosphere; carbon dioxide and some other gases in the planet's atmosphere can absorb the infrared radiation emitted by the planet's surface as a result of exposure to solar radiation, thus increasing the mean temperature of the planet
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