light pollution

English

Noun

light pollution (uncountable)

An excess of artificial light, especially near urban areas, reducing visibility of stars, etc. in the night sky.
Synonym: photopollution

Related terms

light-polluted

Translations

excess artificial light

Chinese:
Mandarin: 光污染 (guāngwūrǎn), 光害 (guānghài)
Danish: lysforurening c
Dutch: lichtvervuiling (nl) f
Finnish: valosaaste (fi)
French: pollution lumineuse (fr) f
German: Lichtverschmutzung (de) f
Greek: φωτορύπανση f (fotorýpansi)
Hungarian: fényszennyezés (hu)
Italian: inquinamento luminoso (it) m
Japanese: 光害 (ja)
Portuguese: poluição visual f
Romanian: poluare luminoasă f
Russian: светово́е загрязне́ние (ru) n (svetovóje zagrjaznénije)
Spanish: contaminación lumínica f
Swedish: ljusförorening (sv) c, ljusnedsmutsning c
Thai: มลภาวะทางแสง (mon-lá-paa-wá-taang-sɛ̌ɛng)
Turkish: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: світлове́ забру́днення n (svitlové zabrúdnennja)

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