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air pollution

air pollution noun: the contamination of the atmosphere by noxious gases and particulates.

air pollution: the contamination of the atmosphere by noxious gases and particulates
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Noun

air pollution (uncountable)

  1. The contamination of the atmosphere by noxious gases and particulates.

air pollution meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

air pollution in Hindi

contamination of the atmosphere by noxious gases and particulates
वायु प्रदूषण vāyu pradūṣaṇ

air pollution in Tamil

காற்றுத் தூய்மைக்கேடு, வளி மாசுபாடு, காற்றுக் சூழல் சீர்கேடு, காற்றுச் சூழல் தூய்மைக்கேடு, காற்று மாசுபடுதல், வளிமாசுபாடு

air pollution in Marathi

contamination of the atmosphere by noxious gases and particulates
वायू प्रदूषण vāyū pradūṣaṇ

air pollution in Bengali

contamination of the atmosphere by noxious gases and particulates
বায়ুদূষণ baẏuduśon
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air pollution in Malayalam
അന്തരീക്ഷമലിനീകരണം antarīkṣamalinīkaraṇaṁ
air pollution in Kannada
ವಾಯು ಮಾಲಿನ್ಯ vāyu mālinya
air pollution in Punjabi
ਹਵਾ ਪ੍ਰਦੂਸ਼ਣ havā prdūśaṇ
air pollution in Gujarati
વાયુનું પ્રદૂષણ vāyunũ pradūṣaṇ
air pollution in Assamese
বায়ু প্ৰদূষণ bayu produxon
air pollution in Nepali
वायु प्रदूषण vāyu pradūṣaṇ
air pollution in Arabic
تَلَوُّث الْهَوَاء talawwuṯ al-hawāʔ, تَلَوُّث هَوَائِيّ talawwuṯ hawāʔiyy
air pollution in Malay
pencemaran udara
air pollution in Indonesian
pencemaran udara
air pollution in Persian
آلودگی هوا âludegi-ye havâ

Questions about air pollution

What does air pollution mean?
Air pollution means the contamination of the atmosphere by noxious gases and particulates.
What is air pollution in Hindi?
Air pollution in Hindi is वायु प्रदूषण (vāyu pradūṣaṇ). See Air pollution meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is air pollution?
Air pollution is a noun.

Words near air pollution in the dictionary

  1. air plants
  2. air pocket
  3. air pockets
  4. air pollutant
  5. air pollutants
  6. air pollution
  7. air popper
  8. air poppers
  9. air port
  10. air ports
  11. air potato

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