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Definition of Greenhouse effect
1. Noun. Warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine to pass through but absorb heat that is radiated back from the warmed surface of the earth.
Definition of Greenhouse effect
1. Noun. (ecology) (''with'' '''the''') The process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere. ¹
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Medical Definition of Greenhouse effect
1. The effect of certain gases in the Earth's atmosphere in trapping heat from the sun. (05 Dec 1998)