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light-polluted

light-polluted adjective: of an area, having too much artificial light including street lighting, which prevents stars etc. being seen in a clear night sky.

Adjective

light-polluted (comparative more light-polluted, superlative most light-polluted)

  1. Of an area, having too much artificial light including street lighting, which prevents stars etc. being seen in a clear night sky.
    • With most of us living in urban areas under the glare of streetlights, remote railway viaducts are among the most stunning features that can nowadays be photographed in near total darkness. Ribblehead Viaduct, on the world-famous Settle-Carlisle Line, is certainly no exception - its setting within...2020 July 1, “Feature Pictorial: Ribblehead Viaduct under starlight”, in Rail, page 68

Forms of light-polluted

comparativemore light-polluted
superlativemost light-polluted

Questions about light-polluted

What does light-polluted mean?
Light-polluted means of an area, having too much artificial light including street lighting, which prevents stars etc. being seen in a clear night sky.
What part of speech is light-polluted?
Light-polluted is an adjective.

Words near light-polluted in the dictionary

  1. light-nanoseconds
  2. light-o'-love
  3. light-of-love
  4. light-off temperature
  5. light-off temperatures
  6. light-polluted
  7. light-scattering photometry
  8. light-sensitive
  9. light-ship
  10. light-ships
  11. light-shot

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