Definitions for Pollution
pəˈlu ʃənpol·lu·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 8 votes

1. pollutionnoun

   undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

2. befoulment, defilement, pollutionnoun

   the state of being polluted

3. contamination, pollutionnoun

   the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.2 / 5 votes

1. pollutionnoun

   The act of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances.

   Nobody visits the river any more because of all the pollution.

2. pollutionnoun

   Something that pollutes; a pollutant.

3. pollutionnoun

   Physical defilement

4. pollutionnoun

   The emission of semen at other times than in sexual intercourse.

5. Etymology: Recorded since c.1340, as "discharge of semen other than during sex," later, "desecration, defilement" (1382), from Late pollutio "defilement," from Latin polluere "to soil, defile, contaminate", itself from por- "before" + -luere "to smear" (related to lutum "mud" and to lues "filth", compare Greek (lyma) "filth, dirt, disgrace" and (lymax) "rubbish, refuse," Old Irish loth "mud, dirt," Lithuanian lutynas "pool, puddle"). Sense of "contamination of the environment" first recorded c.1860

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pollutionnoun

   Etymology: pollution, Fr. pollutio, Latin.

   1. The act of defiling.

   The contrary to consecration is pollution, which happens in churches by homicide, and burying an excommunicated person in the church. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

   2. The state of being defiled; defilement.

   Their strife pollution brings
   Upon the temple. John Milton, Par Lost, b. xii.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pollution

   Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Although environmental pollution can be caused by natural events, the word pollution generally implies that the contaminants have an anthropogenic source – that is, a source created by human activities. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. In 2015, pollution killed nine million people worldwide (one in six deaths). This remained unchanged in 2019, with little real progress against pollution being identifiable. Air pollution accounted for 3⁄4 of these earlier deaths.Major forms of pollution include air pollution, light pollution, litter, noise pollution, plastic pollution, soil contamination, radioactive contamination, thermal pollution, visual pollution, and water pollution.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Pollutionnoun

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

2. Pollutionnoun

   the emission of semen, or sperm, at other times than in sexual intercourse

3. Etymology: [L. pollutio: cf. F. pollution.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.9 / 8 votes

1. Pollution

   Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light. Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pollution

   pollution actually means something which is very bad for our environment .

   the oceans are getting polluted by oil spill by big ships

   
   

   Submitted by ruchavbk on February 6, 2020  

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:4.5 / 4 votes

1. pollution

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Matched Categories

1. • Dirtiness
   • Environmental Condition
   • Impurity
   • Soiling

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Pollution' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2463

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Pollution' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4028

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Pollution' in Nouns Frequency: #1079

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pollution in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pollution in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Pollution in a Sentence

1. Doris Browne:

   I’ve spent my career advocating for health equity and environmental justice, because no one should be sickened by the environment in which they live, harmful carbon pollution and smog have a lasting and devastating impact on public health, and strengthening air quality standards means healthier, more sustainable communities.

2. Scott Roberts:

   Whatever we can do on an individual level to kind of reduce the impact of climate change, really, that’s kind of only worsening this problem, as well as pollution and urbanization and in dense, crowded areas. Although I know from the individual level that’s a hard thing to change.

3. Samit Aich:

   The question here is why are 340 people facing the loss of their jobs? Is it because we talked about pesticide-free tea, air pollution, and a cleaner, fairer future for all Indians? the home minister is trying to strangle us by stealth, because he knows an outright ban is unconstitutional. We ask him to confirm that he is trying to close Greenpeace India and suppress our voice.

4. Julian Marshall:

   If you look at the cost and benefit of addressing Air Pollution , InMAP, the costs are far outweighed by the benefit of having cleaner air.

5. Yeb Sano:

   Air pollution steals our livelihoods and our futures, in addition to human lives lost, there's an estimated global cost of 225 billion dollars in lost labor, and trillions in medical costs. This has enormous impacts, on our health and on our wallets.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pollution
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pollution
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Pollution
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pollution
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Pollution