| 单词 | light pollution |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslight pollution light pollution n. harmful or undesirable effects caused by artificial light; esp. the brightening of the environment and the night sky by light from buildings, street lights, etc., which has a disruptive effect on the natural cycles of living organisms and inhibits astronomical observations. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > environmental pollution > [noun] > other types of pollution acid rain1845 air pollution1874 fallout1946 rainout1954 radiation1958 thermal pollution1965 light pollution1969 radioactivity1969 noise pollution1970 wash-off1979 1969 Hosp. Pract. Jan. 37/3 If..excess exposure to artificial light sources or inadequate exposure to natural light has harmful biologic effects, we may find ourselves in a generation or two worrying about ‘light pollution’. 1971 Science 5 Feb. 461/1 The amount of ‘light pollution’, as the astronomers refer to the interfering city glare, is still far less in the Tucson area. 1995 Beyond Horizon (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) 15/2 Increasing light pollution is found to be seriously disruptive to many species' physiology and behavior. 2010 D. A. Rothery Planets: Very Short Introd. i. 3 Before the curses of light pollution and smog, people were more familiar with the night sky than they tend to be today. < as lemmas |
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