单词 | zero-emission |
释义 | > as lemmaszero-emission zero-emission n. and adj. (also zero-emissions) (a) n. (esp. with reference to vehicles or industrial processes) emission of no or very few pollutants; (b) adj. (esp. of a vehicle or industrial process) characterized by the emission of no or very few pollutants; cf. low emission adj. and n. at low adj. and n.2 Compounds 3. ⓘEmissions are typically products of combustion, and may be gaseous or in particulate form. In the context of global warming, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are often implied. ΚΠ 1952 Proc. Ann. Meeting Air Pollution & Smoke Prevention Assoc. Amer. 66/1 Thus we have zero emission of nitrogen oxides now, against a very definite amount a few years ago. 1971 Atmospheric Environment 5 61 Spaces with zero-emission were entered in the clean zone and the optimum distribution of emission rates..was found. 1991 Dispatch (Gilroy, Calif.) 26 July b4/1 A new California clean air law mandates that by 1998, 2 percent of a manufacturer's sales in the state release zero emissions. 1996 Fast Company June 114/1 A $50 million investment fund (to be financed by governments) to underwrite zero-emissions factories. 2001 Review (Rio Tinto plc) Dec. 9/2 Our children's children may run their energy-efficient world on zero-emission fuel cells powered by plentiful hydrogen. 2002 D. Goleman et al. Business: Ultimate Resource 1825/3 A century revolutionised by the combustion engine could..make way for a new era defined by zero-emission vehicles using a completely different technology. 2007 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 19 Dec. i. 10/5 It will still emit considerable pollution, though less than a conventional coal plant. ‘Calling it zero-emission is a blatant lie.’ < as lemmas |
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