environmental
pronunciation
How to pronounce environmental in British English: UK [ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl]
How to pronounce environmental in American English: US [ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl]
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- Adjective:
- concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment
- of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings
Word Origin
- environmental (adj.)
- 1887, "environing, surrounding," from environment + -al (1). Ecological sense by 1967. Related: Environmentally (1884).
Example
- 1. So we concluded that the cause was environmental .
- 2. They had only one goal : to prevent environmental destruction .
- 3. The environmental equations aren 't simple .
- 4. Enter environmental hygiene engineer pettersson .
- 5. And what about the environmental concerns ?