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radiative forcing

radiative forcing noun: the effect of greenhouse gases on the radiation of heat in the atmosphere.

Noun

radiative forcing (countable and uncountable, plural radiative forcings)

  1. The effect of greenhouse gases on the radiation of heat in the atmosphere.

Forms of radiative forcing

pluralradiative forcings

Questions about radiative forcing

What does radiative forcing mean?
Radiative forcing means the effect of greenhouse gases on the radiation of heat in the atmosphere.
What part of speech is radiative forcing?
Radiative forcing is a noun.
What is the plural of radiative forcing?
The plural of radiative forcing is radiative forcings.

Words near radiative forcing in the dictionary

  1. radiationproof
  2. radiations
  3. radiative
  4. radiative balance
  5. radiative balances
  6. radiative forcing
  7. radiative forcings
  8. radiative recombination
  9. radiative recombinations
  10. radiative transfer
  11. radiative transfers

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