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Keeling curve

Keeling curve noun: a graph that plots the ongoing change in concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere since the 1950s.

Noun

Keeling curve

  1. A graph that plots the ongoing change in concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere since the 1950s.

Origin of Keeling curve

Named after American scientist Charles David Keeling (1928–2005).

Questions about Keeling curve

What does Keeling curve mean?
Keeling curve means a graph that plots the ongoing change in concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere since the 1950s.
What part of speech is Keeling curve?
Keeling curve is a noun.

Words near Keeling curve in the dictionary

  1. keelhauls
  2. keelie
  3. keelies
  4. Keelin
  5. keeling
  6. Keeling curve
  7. Keeling Islander
  8. Keeling Islanders
  9. Keeling Islands
  10. keeling over
  11. Keeling schedule

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