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 Definitions of Pollution  [əˈlu ʃən]  

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Definition of 'Pollution' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) pollution
the act of polluting or the state of being polluted.

2.  pollution
the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment:
air pollution.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME (< OF) < LL)

Definition of 'Pollution' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) pollution
undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

2. (noun) befoulment, defilement, pollution
the state of being polluted

3. (noun) contamination, pollution
the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors


Definition of 'Pollution' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) pollution
harmful substances that damage the air, water, or land
water/air pollution


Definition of 'Pollution' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Pollution
the act of polluting, or the state of being polluted (in any sense of the verb); defilement; uncleanness; impurity

2. (noun) Pollution
the emission of semen, or sperm, at other times than in sexual intercourse


Translation of 'Pollution' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to make dirty
Chemicals are polluting the air.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: besoedeling Arabic flag Arabic: تَلْويث Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: замърсяване
Brazilian flag Brazilian: poluição Czech flag Czech: znečistění German flag German: die Verschmutzung
Danish flag Danish: forurening Greek flag Greek: μόλυνση, ρύπανση Spanish flag Spanish: contaminación
Estonian flag Estonian: reostus Farsi flag Farsi: آلودگی Finnish flag Finnish: saaste
French flag French: pollution Hebrew flag Hebrew: זִיהוּם Hindi flag Hindi: अपवित्रीकरण
Croatian flag Croatian: zagađenje Hungarian flag Hungarian: beszennyezés; szennyeződé Indonesian flag Indonesian: pencemaran
Icelandic flag Icelandic: mengun Italian flag Italian: inquinamento Japanese flag Japanese: 公害
Korean flag Korean: 오염 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: užterštumas, tarša Latvian flag Latvian: piesārņošana; piesārņojum
Malay flag Malay: pencemaran Dutch flag Dutch: vervuiling Norwegian flag Norwegian: forurensning
Polish flag Polish: zanieczyszczenie Persian flag Persian: آلودگی Pashto flag Pashto: چټلتوب، ككړتيا
Portuguese flag Portuguese: poluição Romanian flag Romanian: poluare Russian flag Russian: загрязнение
Slovak flag Slovak: znečistenie Slovenian flag Slovenian: onesnaženje Serbian flag Serbian: zagađenje
Swedish flag Swedish: förorening Thai flag Thai: ภาวะมลพิษ Turkish flag Turkish: kirlenme, kirletme
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 污染 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: забруднення Urdu flag Urdu: آلودگي
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự ô nhiễm Chinese flag Chinese: 污染

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