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单词 anthropogenic
释义

anthropogenic

[ an-thruh-puh-jen-ik ]
/ ˌæn θrə pəˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective

caused or produced by humans: anthropogenic air pollution.

Origin of anthropogenic

First recorded in 1885–90; anthropo- + -genic

Words nearby anthropogenic

Anthropocene, anthropocentric, anthropocentricity, anthropocentrism, anthropogenesis, anthropogenic, anthropogeography, anthropography, anthropoid, anthropoid ape, Anthropoidea
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Example sentences from the Web for anthropogenic

  • Over 900 peer-reviewed scientific articles have adduced evidence that anthropogenic climate change is real.

    Extreme Weather? Blame the End Times|Jay Michaelson|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • Only 27 percent accept the scientific consensus that anthropogenic climate change is real.

    Extreme Weather? Blame the End Times|Jay Michaelson|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • The overwhelming evidence points to the reality of anthropogenic global warming.

    The Ridiculous Global-Warming Freakout|Tunku Varadarajan|November 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
  • Bjorn, what do you think of the American "conservative" politicians who deny that anthropogenic warming exists?

    The Ridiculous Global-Warming Freakout|Tunku Varadarajan|November 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for anthropogenic

anthropogenic
/ (ˌænθrəpəʊˈdʒɛnɪk) /

adjective

relating to anthropogenesis
created by people or caused by human activityanthropogenic pollution
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for anthropogenic

anthropogenic
[ ăn′thrə-pə-jĕnĭk ]

Caused or influenced by humans. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide is that portion of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is produced directly by human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels, rather than by such processes as respiration and decay.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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