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Definition of Anthropogenic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings.

Definition of Anthropogenic

1. a. Of or pertaining to anthropogeny.

Definition of Anthropogenic

1. Adjective. pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny ¹

2. Adjective. having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Anthropogenic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Anthropogenic

1. Anthropogenetic Relating to anthropogeny. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anthropogenic

Literary usage of Anthropogenic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Emerging Technologies And Ethical Issues In Engineering: Papers From A by National Academy of Engineering, National Academies (U.S.) (2004)
"As far as we know, a planet thus impacted by a single species—the anthropogenic Earth—is a unique phenomenon. To ensure the reasonable stability of human ..."

2. Climate Change 1995: IPCC Second Assessment: A Report of the by E. Dowdeswell (1998)
"Any eventual stabilized concentration is governed more by the accumulated anthropogenic CO2 emissions from now until the time of stabilization than by the ..."

3. Probability of Sea Level Rise by James G. Titus, Vijay K. Narayanan (1998)
"CONCENTRATIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES anthropogenic Emissions This analysis is based on the IPCC assumptions for emissions and concentrations, as updated by ..."

4. The Chrysokamino Metallurgy Workshop and Its Territory by Philip P. Betancourt (2006)
"REGISTER OF anthropogenic FEATURES by Philip P. Betancourt, Lada Onyshkevych, and William B. Hafford A careful examination of the ..."

5. Thirsty Cities: Urban Environments and Water Supply in Latin Americaby Danilo J. Anton by Danilo J. Anton (1993)
"... of the recharge area of an aquifer, underlying a densely populated area, often makes the aquifer vulnerable to contamination from anthropogenic causes. ..."

6. Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 Years by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"anthropogenic FORCING AND RECENT CLIMATE CHANGE Based on current estimates, variations in natural climate forcings over the last 2000 years were much less ..."

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