global dimming

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Definitions of global dimming words

noun global dimming a decrease in the amount of sunlight reaching the surface of the earth, believed to be caused by pollution in the atmosphere 0
noun global dimming A worldwide decline, during the last few decades, of the intensity of the sunlight reaching the Earth's surface, caused by particulate air pollution. Such dimming has a dampening effect on global warming. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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